Philosophy Wire: Gadhafi, the Crazy man and the Chair

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-02-28]: Gadhafi is still in denial, refusing to accept that there are demonstrations taking place in the state's capital [source: http://news.in.gr/world/article/?aid=1231081305]. In that way he brings forward an ancient still unsolved problem: if I do not see something, does it exist? Or vice versa: if I see something that does not exist, does that make it "be" ? If I see a chair where you see nothing, who is right? Who defines who is crazy and who is not? Is it majority, or is there any other more objective criterion?

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