On 1/12/10 11:40 AM, "John Carl" <[email protected]> channels Royce:
<snip Attention to this generalization of Kempe leads Royce to propose a 'working postulate of our process of comprehending things through our successive discrimination', namely 'Between any two there is a third' (Royce 1901 <http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/section?content=a775704366&fulltext=71 3240928#CIT0022> , p. 89). On this view, given any two things, a and b, there is some intermediate element that provides a connection. Royce illustrates in geometric terms. If we consider a line segment beginning at a and ending at b, the two points are always separated by at least one intermediate point. In order to understand the connection of a to b, we seek the intermediate terms which both 'hold apart'a and b and 'link them together'. 'The whole series [that is, a, b, and the intermediate points],will define stages of a single process of ideal construction, which I can conceive in volitional terms, as a process that expresses how one can pass from a to b, orcan transform a into b' (Royce 1901 <http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/section?content=a775704366&fulltext=71 3240928#CIT0022> , pp. 85-86). <snip> Hi John and all, In Pirsig¹s description of reality DQ/SQ three forces are posited Active, Passive and Neutral. SQ is defined and becomes active and passive force. it is changeable. In SQ (defined) two forces are identified S/O. DQ is known and indefinable. In DQ (undefined) one force is identified active neutral intellect. The lack of definition distinguishes DQ from SQ. By possessing a known-neutral marker, perception, which is indefinable in conceptual terms DQ as L completes the triad SOL It appeals to a metaphysical consideration for validity. Joe > Joe, Ham, MarkWillBlake2, Magnus and all who love logic: > > I'm gonna be gone for a few days, here's a paper you might enjoy. Taking my > wife to Reno and going to see Avatar! Woohoo! > > http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/section?content=a775704366&fulltext=713240928 > 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/
