From: Scott Roberts (jse885@localnet.com)
Date: Tue Nov 15 2005 - 04:16:41 GMT
Matt K,
Matt said (to DMB):
I am _absolutely_ taking advantage of paradox. This is something Scott and
I disagree about, too. I say that in conversation, when you meet a
contradiction, a paradox, you make a distinction (I think it was Aquinas who
first said that). That dissolves the contradiction so you can continue the
conversation.
Scott:
I think I would like to draw a distinction here, between contradiction and
paradox on the one hand, and contradictory identity (CI). I certainly don't
see CI as a thinking- or conversation-stopper, rather I see it as a useful
new way of thinking. It takes some getting used to, and perhaps one never
gets quite used to it, one of its advantages, as I see it (keeps one on
one's toes). But I basically find it useful in talking about consciousness,
value, mysticism, thinking, perception, and language, so much so that I find
talking about these subjects without it to be of little value.
- Scott
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