Hi Matt, Matt: > 2) I would tone down "[Matt] knows that he is not a > Platonist"--one of the things I've learned about philosophy > is that it is a process, and particularly a process of > articulation. Anti-Platonism is not something you get over > once, and then never look back, it is an ongoing pursuit, > an ongoing vigilance. The way I see it, most of my > protestations about Platonism are reminders to me about > why I wouldn't repeat what was just said/written because > of X, Y, Z. They are made public--like ZMM--in case > others care about what I think about myself, and because > of a marginal latent interest in helping the anti-Platonist > cause.
Steve: It is interesting to me that you see getting over Platonism as an on-going pursuit. Is it like being an alcoholic? Why are we addicted to it? Why can't we just get cured and stay cured? Best, Steve 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/md/archives.html
