Greetings, I did make an exception:
Subject: Re: [MD] It's all an analogy. Does this change anything? On Aug 14, 2012, at 3:18 AM, MarshaV wrote: >>> DavidH: >>> Okay so you are here because the MOQ interests you. I am too. Now >>> what? Are we here to exchange quotes from various 'philosophers'? Are >>> we here to think inwardly about how the MOQ applies to our own own >>> lives? >> >> Marsha: >> I think it is important that we do. That we can be forced to explain on >> demand goes too far. > > DavidH: > Why does being forced to explain go too far? I think it's intellectually very > valuable that people are forced to explain their ideas and give reasons for > those ideas. Traditionally this is the power of the dialectic method in > determining truth. Truth is very valuable in philosophy wouldn't you agree? Marsha: In philosophy there are as many of 'truths', on any given topic, as there are stars in the sky. Personally, I find 'truth' in the same category as 'absolute'. It has very little significance, unless it is qualified by the word 'conventional' or 'provisional'. Truths in philosophy can be quite interesting, though. There is only one 'truth' I might find valid and that is the idea that the world is nothing but Value. Marsha p.s. reminder for dmb: Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, small people talk about other people. 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
