[MD] Causation

[MarshaV]

Hello Craig,


On Oct 6, 2011, at 2:53 PM, craigerb at comcast.net wrote:

> [Marsha]
>> RMP has said that static quality represents all that can be conceptualized.
> 
> Craig:
> Note the word 'represent' has 2 opposed meanings:
> (1) = symbolize (e.g., "this oval on the map represents Manhatten")
> (2) = instantiate (e.g., "the Komono dragon represents the closest living relative
> of the dinosaur") 


Marsha:

Here's the exact quote:

"‘Static quality’ refers to anything that can be conceptualised and is 
a synonym for the conditioned in Buddhist philosophy."

     (McWatt, Anthony,'AN INTRODUCTION TO ROBERT PIRSIG’S METAPHYSICS OF QUALITY', 2005, p.29) 
 
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