Hi Bo, > Too bad I thought you had had an epiphany and seen the SOM-MOQ > premises shift. Because it's a total no-stage-between such, much like > the famous "two black profiles/white vase" example. One either see > one or the other, no instant exists when one sees both.
An excellent analogy -- a new one I believe since MOQ discuss came into existence some 10 plus years ago. It is precisely a shift in perspective that marks understanding of the MOQ, not words, but a snap into seeing differently. What's really hard is shifting from one perspective to another, especially since talking about it automatically keeps one within the SOM perspective only. > The MOQ rejects the S/O split as existence's fundament (of which > "nominalisation/whats nominalized" is a variety) In its place the MOQ > postulates that existence fundamental split is Dynamic/Static (forget > about Quality at this stage) Consequently there is no nominalisation > realm different from what names refer to .... metaphysically seen that > is. The S/O split (and its countless derivatives) is however an > enormous static value and given the position of MOQ's highest level. I caution against "forget about Quality at this stage." The MOQ perspective reveals a world of values, static and Dynamic. To focus on the Dynamic/Static split alone merely reinforces the SOM dictum that some things change while others stay the same. > And it's no use harping on more details, the enormity of this inside-out > turn of the existential "sock" must be understood first. Right, but so hard to do when most symbols we think with are trapped in the confines of SOM, like fish bound by the sea. And like fish, most of us don't survive long when, either by accident or design, we gain a finhold on MOQ land. Adaption doesn't come easily, as the dodo bird attests. Best, Platt 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/
