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/
