David & Ham, Nice debate between the MOQ & Metaphysics of Essence. The core of the debate seems to be what can be explained. The MOQ position is that the MOQ is the best explanation of experience & that there is nothing more fundamental to be explained. The MOE position is that the MOQ is too timid: the MOE can explain experience & something more, i.e. reality. Each side thinks it's a metaphysics, so for one side to say: "I'm a metaphysics & you're not", is just name-calling. What is possible to explain is itself a metaphysical question. To say another metaphysics is inadequate because it fails to explain what it doesn't think can be explained, is to beg the question. To judge between the two metaphysics, one compares their respective explanations & position as to what can be explained. Craig Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
