From: Elizaphanian (elizaphanian@tiscali.co.uk)
Date: Sun Jun 15 2003 - 16:07:53 BST
Hi Squonk,
> sq: Hi Sam, I don't understand you. You may be right? But the virtue you talk
> of, i would simply call high Quality static latching. Now that we have an MoQ
> terminology why return to older ones with older baggage?
I would want to hang on to virtue language for its specificity (ie there are high quality static
latches at all levels - how do you distinguish level 4 from the others). It may not be the best word
though.
> sq: I see. This may be the source of some confusion for me, because when you
> use the term Eudaimon, i immediately assumed you had Aristotle in mind. Where
> did you get the term?
Eudaimonia is (obviously) a Greek term, but I wouldn't want it to be exclusively identified with
Aristotle, and I see no need why it should. My understanding is more derived from Alasdair
MacIntyre, to be honest (a second-hand amalgam of Aristotle and Aquinas) but I'd like to think it
could be judged on its own merits.
Cheers
Sam
"Phaedrus is fascinated too by the description of the motive of 'duty toward self' which is an
almost exact translation of the Sanskrit word 'dharma', sometimes described as the 'one' of the
Hindus. Can the 'dharma' of the Hindus and the 'virtue' of the Ancient Greeks be identical?" - The
Eudaimonic MoQ says yes. "Lightning hits!"
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