Re: MD Essentialist and anti-essentialist

From: platootje@netscape.net
Date: Tue Aug 30 2005 - 16:22:44 BST

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    Scott,
    >Are you saying that it is meaningless to speak of a pattern of particulars?
    That depends what you want to discuss. In my opinion if you want to discuss the relation between the MoQ and essentialism it is.

    >If so, I don't know what else a pattern may be. I let go of three rocks, one
    >at a time. Each time the rock falls to the ground. Each fall is a particular
    >event. Isn't the fact that they all fall a pattern of particulars. The MOQ
    >says that value is inherent in all patterns (and I agree). So why do you say
    >that a static pattern of values is not a pattern of particulars?
    Because you cannot descibe value in terms of particulars. The absolute essence IMO is dynamic quality (the unvalued), from the process of valueing comes Static Quality or Static Patterns of Values. Everything that is something that we know is so because it's been valued. This valueing is the core-proces that creates everything. So I don't thing you can say 'value is such and such, or consists of such and such'

    >Reinier said:
    > In dynamic quality there is no value, this is the essence of everything.
    >
    >Scott:
    >I agree with you, I think, in that I would say that there is only value in
    >the interaction between the dynamic and the static, though I would disagree
    >in saying that the dynamic is the essence of everything. If it makes sense
    >to speak of an essence of everything, I would say it is that interaction.

    There is no interaction between dynamic and static there's only valueing.

    Best regards,
    Reinier.

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