On Sunday 10 April 10:11 AM David M writes to Matt/Magnus Hi Matt/Magnus Can I suggest a possible number three, or is it a better number 1: Metaphysics is about the study, criticism and human invention of the most basic categories we use to understand our experience (to talk about the 'world' is to start making such categorial assumptions, of course, so is 'experience'). These categories change and have a history. Undertaking critical metaphysics suggests that we cannot do without such categories as opposed to certain naive forms of empiricism and positivism and naturalism that assume that we can do without them. Thoughts? David M Hi David M, Matt/Magnus and all, I would guess the number is unnecessary until we know. When knowledge is seen as abstracted from reality to fit into a mind, who knows how many numbers are possible. When knowledge is accepted as experience, then each person will have their own metaphysics. Physics is another matter. Are the two the same, just different names? I wonder if manifest reality and unmanifest order have definitions beyond DQ/SQ? Joe
On 4/6/08 10:11 AM, "David M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Matt/Magnus > > Can I suggest a possible number three, or is it a better number 1: > > Metaphysics is about the study, criticism and human invention of the most > basic categories we use to understand our experience (to talk about the > 'world' is to start making such categorial assumptions, of course, so is > 'experience'). These categories change and have a history. Undertaking > critical metaphysics suggests that we cannot do without such categories as > opposed to certain naive forms of empiricism > and positivism and naturalism that assume that we can do without them. > > Thoughts? > > David M 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/
