No Marsha, you (and Bo) would be correct if the "is" in your first 4 or 5 sentences was replaced with "was originally distinguished by being".
By using the static word "is" rather than the dynamic process of "becoming" you are committing the reification yourself. Unnecessarily IMHO. Ian On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 2:34 PM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > > p.s. Bo was correct... > > > > On Dec 28, 2010, at 9:32 AM, MarshaV wrote: > >> >> >> >> My interpretation of the Intellectual Level is based on reification. The >> fourth level is comprised of static patterns of value such as theology, >> mathematics, science and philosophy. The way that these patterns function is >> as reified concepts and the rules for their rational analysis and >> manipulation. Reification decontextualizes. Intellectual patterns process >> from a subject/object conceptual framework creating false boundaries that >> give the illusion of independence as a “thing” or an “object of analysis.” >> The fourth level is a formalized subject/object level (SOM), where the >> paramount demand is for rational, objective knowledge, which is free from >> the taint of any subjectivity like emotions, inclinations, fears and >> compulsions in order to pursue, study and research in an unbiased and >> rational manner. >> >> >> >> Marsha >> >> ___ > > > ___ > > > 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
