[MD] Taking Words Seriously

[Joseph Maurer]

Hi Ham and all,

Essence is not-being!  Essence is the ultimate reality and must be the
primary Absolute Source of diversity.  There must be one attribute within
the absolute potentiality of Essence that qualifies as a
differentiator-Nothingness, the antithesis of Is-ness.

For me Essence divided is still Essence.  To equate Essence and Nothingness
not-being to conceptualize an absolute potentiality in Essence is confusing
for me.

Joe  




On 10/16/11 10:31 AM, "Ham Priday" <hampday1 at verizon.net> wrote:

> The fundamental ontology of Essentialism is that Essence-not being-is the
> ultimate reality and the primary, Absolute Source of diversity.  For
> diversity (contrariety and difference) to arise from absolute Oneness, there
> must be a "differentiator" within the absolute potentiality of Essence.  But
> since essentialists define Essence as perfect "Is-ness" (Eckhart's term for
> the All that IS), there is but one attribute within the absolute
> potentiality of Essence that qualifies as a differentiator-Nothingness, the
> antithesis of Is-ness.