Greetings Matt,
I do like the Emerson quote. I think I should enjoy reading such an author. A choice of words of such similar meaning is hardly a difference. I suppose I choose to stick with relative because it is often used in Buddhism. Conventional truth is often called relative truth, such as, "Another related doctrine is that of the Two Truths, absolute and relative truth. Relative truth is the conventional way we perceive reality; absolute truth is shunyata (Emptiness). From the perspective of the relative, appearances and phenomena are real. From the perspective of the absolute, appearances and phenomena are not real. Both perspectives are true." I suppose I'm prejudiced towards a Buddhist perspective. Either way, I'd be happy to be on the same hiking trail with you. It is nice for a change to note similarity, rather than difference. Marsha p.s. The source of the quote: http://buddhism.about.com/od/mahayanabuddhism/a/madhyamika.htm On May 5, 2010, at 12:23 PM, Matt Kundert wrote: > > Hi Marsha, > > As I see it, the only difference between us is that you find > the button "Relativism" one you want to stick on your hiking > backpack, and I don't like that color, but prefer > "Relationalism," though I think they signal to people in our > hiking club roughly the same thing (though not always, and > particularly people not in the club, which is why it can > become a big deal for other people facing off against each > other, like Steve and DMB). > > This is just to say, since you've been reading and > meditating on these matters of relativity and whatnot, that > I ran across a passage in Emerson that might pique your > interest in him for your search: > > "...man is an analogist, and studies relations in all objects. > He is placed in the centre of beings, and a ray of relation > passes from every other being to him. And neither can > man be understood without these objects, not these > objects without man." > > --from Nature, Chapter 4, "Language" > > Matt > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 > 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 ___ 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
