[MD] the power of concepts

[Kevin Perez]

Hello Platt.
 
> > I'm using "intellectual concepts" as a catch all for ideas, explanations, and
> > language that does not stem from direct experience.  These things can lead a
> > person to an experiece.  But in themselves, because they are not the experience,
> > they have no affective power.
> 
> Hi Kevin,
> 
> The intellectual concept of individual sovereignty that guided the Founding
> Fathers didn't stem from direct experience, but it did have, and still does
> have, tremendous affective (and effective) power. So I respectfully disagree
> with that part of your statement regarding what's missing in defining the
> intellectual level. But that's a minor quibble. The role of the individual as
> the missing element in the description of the intellectual level we agree on,
> so I suggest we keep our focus on that main point, at least in this thread.
 
Let's do both.
 
Let's begin with a shared understanding of our disagreement.  I propose the
statement, "concepts have power to affect change in people."  Do we agree that you
take this to be a true statement and I take it to be a false statement?  And can we
agree that the statement is itself a concept?
 
I'm sure you see where this is going.
 
If you are right then the statement "concepts have power to affect change in people"
could, by itself, affect a change in me such that I would change my mind about it.
 
Thoughts?
 

Kevin

 
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