[MD] Plato's Good

[Joseph Maurer]

Hi Mark,

I don't know if you attach any meaning to parts of speech.  Some words used
for meaning in this discussion were adjectives.  In ordinary parlance
"Quality", "Quantity", "good", "true" are adjectives that modify existing
nouns.  

Can the meaning from adjectives like quality, quantity good, true etc., be
converted metaphysically to nouns which stand alone or is this all
analogical?  

It is very difficult for me to handle the switch from adjective to noun when
modifying the meaning of existing reality helter-skelter like for evolution.
I accept that this is the prerogative of metaphysics.

The meaning of adjectives given nominal reality masks their own dependence
on reality for existence.   Modifying existence in creating nouns from
adjectives is exciting.

Evolution embodies "Quality" in a hierarchy of analogous forms.  I am
willing to discard meaning of parts of speech like substance, quantity,
quality, etc.  Indeed, this is a proper subject for metaphysics.

Joe  


On 5/11/12 10:39 PM, "118" <ununoctiums at gmail.com> wrote:

> When you say "handle DQ", I am not sure what you mean.  DQ is a
> concept, it is something that Pirsig made up.  It is used for the
> explanation of Quality.   Quality is a manner of viewing reality.  It
> does not exist outside of that.