[MD] Another parallel

[MarshaV]

At 05:21 AM 7/16/2009, you wrote:
>>Bo:
>>On the Norwegian Wikipedia MOQ page "intellect" is an active link (not
>>so in the English) and I translate:
>>
>>     "Intellectual denotes an abstract, rational, objective and
>>     reflective attitude. To be intellectual is consequently not about
>>     being particularly intelligent, it's more to be understood as a
>>     special way of applying one's intelligence. Intellect is
>>     contrasted to a more immediate emotional perception"
>
>
>Marsha:
>I just want to clearly understand the above definition.  Both the 
>terms 'intellectual' and 'intellect'  (not 'intelligence') denote an 
>abstract, rational, objective and reflective attitude.  Is that correct?
>
>You are also saying that this type of acknowledged, formal style of 
>thinking is represented by the term SOM and reflects all 
>fourth-level patterns.  Yes?

Marsha expands:
And a proper metaphysics (as in the term SOM) because there is an 
acknowledged and formalized attempt to strip away personal emotions, 
biases, prejudices and preferences; yet in doing so both the 
objective and the subjective are acknowledged as existents.










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