Hi Joe,
Definable in life, indefinable in philosophy is a common occurrence.
Philosophy in general and metaphysics in particular are unusual activities
with rigourous rules so while Quality is indefinable philosophically,
everybody knows what is good and what is not.
John
On Thu, Apr 24, 2014
... pragmatists in the James-Dewey temper will have to learn
*difficult*philosophy, something they have successfully avoided doing
for about three
generations, through disinclination, dullness of mind, and uninformed
superstitions about the role of reason in philosophy. The inheritors of
the
Don't know Auxier, but that is entertaining. Thanks John.
Ian
On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 3:39 PM, John Carl ridgecoy...@gmail.com wrote:
... pragmatists in the James-Dewey temper will have to learn
*difficult*philosophy, something they have successfully avoided doing
for about three
generations,
Hi Ian,
On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Ian Glendinning
ian.glendinn...@gmail.comwrote:
Don't know Auxier, but that is entertaining. Thanks John.
Ian
Randall E. Auxier is a scholar, writer and philosopher with few peers, in
my personal pantheon. I'm also honored to consider him a friend as
Hi John,
Metaphysics is not omniphysics. There must be secure borders in reality or
evolution is meaningless. The rigor of metaphysical logic has always been
in dispute. Dispute and clarification follow different pathways
Joe
On 4/25/14 7:22 AM, John Carl ridgecoy...@gmail.com wrote:
Joe,
there must be borders, I agree but what security you find in them is your
own business. I don't see any hard and fast lines drawn in nature.
John
Ps: omniphysics I like - very clever.
On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Joseph Maurer jh...@comcast.net wrote:
Hi John,
Metaphysics is
