And Marsha, the thread continues in Nagarjuna directions from the comment link in the above post to this post which is full of links and references (and more comments from Scott and Paul).
http://www.psybertron.org/?p=1210 Any answer I could give you directly, would be a distillation of that lot - when I have the time ;-) Ian On 7/24/08, Ian Glendinning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marsha, > Slightly lazy response ... but my attitude to "conflict" is best > summed up in this review of Mary Parket-Follett. > http://www.psybertron.org/?p=1199 > (Incidentally, I discovered after writing this that Ant is a fan of > her too - I think she is referenced in his PhD work ?) > > The Mary Parker-Follett stuff is about handling handle people taking > "apparently" opposite views in real life. - I'll come back to the > Mahayanan "middle-way" aspect separately. > Ian > > On 7/24/08, MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ian, > > > > Thanks, I appreciate you are busy, and appreciate the help. > > > > Marsha > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Glendinning" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 8:32 AM > > > > Subject: Re: [MD] The Intellectual Gauntlet > > > > > > > I'll need to come back to you Marsha, but briefly ... > > > > > > Not "ignoring" conflict and contradiction - between two dichotomous > > > positions - just seeing it as a sign of some other position not yet > > > understoood by those disagreeing - possibly embedded in the use of > > > language those parties are using. > > > > > > I will come back - just busy today - don't let me off that hook. > > > Ian > > > > > > On 7/24/08, MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Greetings Ian, > > > > > > > > Does an 'excluded middle' have characteristics? I'm sure in the past > > you've > > > > explained your affinity for them, but maybe you could summarize that > > > > explanation. Or is it just a method of ignoring contradictions? I'm > > > > pleading ignorant and would like your help. > > > > > > > > Marsha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Glendinning" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 5:10 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [MD] The Intellectual Gauntlet > > > > > > > > > > > > > Whoa ... Marsha, Margaret ... Ron et al > > > > > > > > > > Ian is very "impressed" with Nagarjuna, Ian does indeed have > > > > > "middle-way" tattoo'ed on his buttocks, and "excluded-middle" > > > > > imprinted any-which-way you slice me ..... > > > > > > > > > > I used that phrase - quoting Ron's words - AGAINST those who see all > > > > > this rational objective rigour as the goal of our critical analysis - > > > > > was using it to contrast DMB's claims for rigour againts my (sic) > > > > > "drivel" in this case. It's the meme I have been railing against since > > > > > long before I even read ZMM, or anything remotely philosophical. > > > > > > > > > > Don't shoot the messenger. > > > > > Ian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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/ > > > > > > > > > > > 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/ > > > > > > > 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/ > > > 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/
