Re: MD What does Pi.... mean by *static intellectual patterns*?

From: SQUONKSTAIL@aol.com
Date: Tue Jul 29 2003 - 01:30:21 BST

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    Social era people surely knew the difference between telling
    lies and being honest, but did not have the sinister "absolute " quality
    that came with the SOM.

    sq: Absolute truth is not dependent upon subjects or objects. Absolute truth
    is rational - it's a ratio, proportion - geometry. There are no subjects or
    objects here.
    Absolute geometric truth is intellectual art, an aesthetic, and aesthetic is
    an appreciation of Quality.
    Proving truth using the geometric method does not involve subjects or
    objects. The two are not related.
    However, one may claim to be able to use geometric method to give an account
    of social quality - arte, which is ridiculous, but impressive. (Aristotle's
    mean applied to ethics for example.) That's a bit like saying Keats is better
    than Milton on the basis of geometry.

    So, let us be clear - truth does not involve subjects or objects. Truth is
    rational, and rationality is an artistic creation of the human intellect.
    Simple!

    squonk

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