On Sep 28, 2011, at 3:24 PM, david buchanan wrote:
> dmb quoted RMP
> "In the past our common universe of reason has been in the process of
> escaping, rejecting the romantic, irrational world of prehistoric man. It's
> been necessary since before the time of Socrates to reject the passions, the
> emotions, in order to free the rational mind for an understanding of nature's
> order which was as yet unknown. Now it's time to further an understanding of
> nature's order by reassimilating those passions which were originally fled
> from. The passions, the emotions, the affective domain of man's
> consciousness, are a part of nature's order too. The central part." (ZAMM p.
> 294)
Marsha:
This statement was made long before the MoQ was developed. I'm not sure how
well it translates in the MoQ where emotions are labeled biological and
intellectual patterns are situated two levels above. While it seems important
to have intellectual patterns understood as created from value, I'm not sure I
want them afflicted with emotional bias.
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