[John] > every social pattern consists exactly of two or more individuals > in some kind of relationship.
Yes, but the important point is that the reverse is not true, i.e., NOT every relationship between two or more individuals is a social pattern. For instance, suppose you return from hunting & are confronted by a more powerful individual, so you give him some of your catch to placate him. This is NOT a social practice. It would be if that individual were a tax collector or a representative of the chief. The MD is not good at this distinction. [John] > Individuals have the purposes that societies and social patterns > bequeath to them. An individual learns from society what kinds of things are allowed/prohibited/required & what rewards/punishments relate to these. But normally society has no way of determining what values will result from these parameters. Craig 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
