Hey Gav: I'm afraid I don't follow you here. But I would say, yes, the social and intellectual levels are different with respect to the capacity for abstraction. And the social level does seem to operate in a more concrete way. In the case of language, we see its use in practical matters rather than a discussion of its rules and structures. With respect to dreams and myths we see a kind of literalism rather than a hermunetics of comparative mythology and a science of dream analysis instead. That sort of thing. Maybe the most basic difference is best summed up by saying that social level patterns are aimed at holding society together while intellectual patterns are aimed at holding ideas and concepts to together. Each is aimed at maintaining its own kind of structures. This can be consistantly applied to the biological and inorganic levels too. I think its a clean and simple way to start, at least. Not sure if I answered any of your questions, but there it is.
dmb P.S. I switch to Firefox and now I'm having trouble deleting stuff, which is why everything is re-produced here.... > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:46:25 +1100 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MD] Mindless Metaphysics > > heya dave et al, > > okay let me see if i get it. > > the intellect *represents* static patterns > symbolically. > > the intellect then relates these symbols. > > this means that the levels of the MOQ are all actually > intellectual (slightly confusing i know). > > the 'intellectual level' of the MOQ is that level that > deals with *abstract* symbols, as opposed to the > concrete symbology of the other levels. > > i am more confused now or less? > > > > > Make the switch to the world's best email. Get the new Yahoo!7 Mail > now. www.yahoo7.com.au/worldsbestemail > > > 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/ _________________________________________________________________ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008 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/
