[MD] Is Quality a monism?

[Joseph Maurer]

Hi Mark,

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Joe


On 7/6/12 10:43 AM, "118" <ununoctiums at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Joe,
> In my opinion, DQ is used as part of MoQ, numbers are used as part of
> physics.  Both can only be relationally defined.  Both are the same
> principle, that is they seek to describe reality.  All of these things are
> knowable, mathematics has an advantage in that it is taught in school as a
> reality.  However, it is no more a reality than MoQ is.  It is just more
> accepted.  When we accept physics, we form an agreement.  This is our
> choice, and we can choose not to.  Unfortunately we will be labeled as
> insane and it will be difficult to function in a "sane" social environment.
>  here is therefore great social pressure to accept physics.  If the same
> pressure (from birth) were used to teach MoQ, that too would become an
> accepted reality, and we would not consider it to be somehow "outside".
>  Pirsig has a few things to say about insanity and its relationship to the
> social level.
> 
> Cheers,
> Mark
> 
> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Joseph Maurer <jhmau at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> HI Marsha and All,
>> 
>> I am trying to clarify for myself the conception of metaphysics as
>> different
>> from physics.  Physics uses mathematics as its logic for describing truth.
>> DQ is indefinable, outside of mathematical logic yet knowable by an
>> individual.  Metaphysics, physics are different disciplines.
>> 
>> Joe
>> 
>> 
>> On 7/5/12 1:44 AM, "MarshaV" <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> I believe metaphysics is a theory that describes reality: what we (human
>>> beings) can know and how we can know it.  Or maybe it is better stated as
>>> presenting the _limitations_ of what we can know and how we can know it.
>> 
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