Re: MD how do intellectual patterns respond to Quality?

From: Sam Norton (elizaphanian@kohath.wanadoo.co.uk)
Date: Sun Aug 07 2005 - 15:28:33 BST

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    Hi Wim,

    A late reply on this one. You said:
    > To understand the 'natural selection' of intellectual patterns, it is
    > essential to understand what the smallest unit of 'patternedness' at the
    > intellectual level is. Not an idea, but a symbol.
    > It is latched because and as long as it is used to 'refer'. Intellectual
    > quality is the 'truth' or 'meaning' experienced in references of symbols
    > to
    > ... whatever.
    > 'Succes' in this 'natural selection' is NOT measured by the strength with
    > which individuals (in their heads) stick to a particular symbol.
    <snip>
    > 'Intellectual' or rather 'symbolic' 'value/quality' are symply implied in
    > the existence (stability and versatility) of patternedness in the way we
    > 'refer' and experience 'truth' and 'meaning'.

    Thing is, I see 'symbol' as a social level phenomenon. There is no such
    thing as a private language. So I agree with what you say about symbols, I
    just think it refers to the social level, not the fourth level.

    Regards
    Sam

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