[MD] Plato's Good

[ridgecoyote at gmail.com]

Heh, and y'all accuse MARSHA of being slippery?  Sheesh!


> dmb says:
> Oh, I see. You're confusing or conflating undefined Quality with the Metaphysics of Quality. 
> 

No, I wasn't. I was making a completely different point.  I was reiterating the point that ...

> " Since a metaphysics is essentially a kind of dialectical definition and since Quality is essentially outside definition, this means that a "Metaphysics of Quality" is essentially a contradiction in terms, a logical absurdity." 

And I was emphasizing that since this is the case, what we need more of is less intellectual certainty, bullying and dominance games, and more "tinge of humility, compassion and caring and not taking yourself quite so seriously"

But somehow the whole point of my communication slipped by you completely. Why am I not surprised?

> 
> dmb says:
> 
> This passage says quite a lot about the distinction between DQ and sq, between direct experience and intellectual abstractions. Please noticed that DQ remains undefined within and yet the MOQ's distinctions, concepts, definitions, ideas, etc. all arranged around that mystic focal point. About the focal point itself, we don't say much except in terms of what DQ ain't.

I believe that is a great problem with this list. The focus on negativity. In fact, I was writing on this very subject recently but I hadn't got around to finishing up and sending it yet.  It's still in the rolling-around-in-my-head stage. 

Mayhap I will grace you all with my erudite analysis soon. I'll have to check my calendar. Lol. 


> See?


More than you will ever know, boy. 

Later,

Jc