[MD] subject/object: pragmatism

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting David M <davidint at blueyonder.co.uk>:

[DMB]
> To say that SOM equals intellect is like saying that a transportation system 
> is defined by the cargo it carries. Intellect is a capacity, an ability and 
> SOM is a product of that capacity. As I see it, there is no good reason to 
> think that trucks can carry only one kind of cargo or can only take that 
> load to one certain place. It confuses form with content.
> 
> DM: Thanks, I think that perfectly states the problem with Bo's suggestion. 


As I understand him, Bo says SOM is the dominant value of the intellectual
level, not that SOM equals intellect. The levels are patterns of value 
separated by dominant and competing values, not valueless SOM categories
like society and intellect.

Platt
 




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