| | Ed:This conclusion -- reached by that particular mind -- is an objective conclusion. It didn't "depend" on that particular mind (ANY straight-thinking mind would have been fine here). Yes, it does depend on that particular mind, as it is that particular mind that arrives at that conclusion. That many more minds may arrive at a similar conclusion is not relevant, as their conclusion would refer to their own existence, not to that of others. Another way to say this is that it's "truth-value" is subject invariant. . No it isn't, as it isn't the same truth, although it's formulated in the same way for every person.Contradiction itself, is objective (subject invariant) No it isn't, as only the person himself knows what he thinks, and that he thinks, and only he can conclude that there would be a contradiction. That he himself is absolutely convinced doesn't mean anything to an outsider who can't think for him, he might for example also be completely convinced that God exists and talks to him. Now we may infer from other observations that other people also exist and that they think and that they probably all will arrive at the same conclusion when they think about it, but the contradiction that is found in any particular mind is not independent of that mind, so it is a subjective conclusion. That we may find on the basis of other information that this subjective conclusion corresponds to an objective fact is not relevant.
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