Re: MD how do intellectual patterns respond to Quality?

From: David M (davidint@blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: Sun Aug 07 2005 - 18:02:07 BST

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    Hi Sam

    Do you have any thoughts on Jung's talk
    about symbols and archetypes, where symbols
    are seen as having a universal pre-language status?

    regards
    David M

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Sam Norton" <elizaphanian@kohath.wanadoo.co.uk>
    To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 3:28 PM
    Subject: Re: MD how do intellectual patterns respond to Quality?

    > 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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