Dear Joseph, Yes, I suppose that it's best for philosophers and theologians to stick with what they think they should know. And I remember the "Meno". A pity,...
Andy Green
orpheus@...
Apr 26, 2004 12:19 pm
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Dear Firas, I think you are beginning to know, though. Remember what Joseph said: "I asked "Does *number* have ontological status?" The answer is Yes." And my...
Andy Green
orpheus@...
Apr 26, 2004 12:20 pm
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Dear Andy, I think you have misunderstood me. My point was that I do not see what philosophical thing you are trying to illustrate by this example from maths,...
Dear Joseph, I had loads of fun reading that lecture, especially when searching around for a more formal proof of page 9 (an example of a theorem for which one...
Dear Joseph, What I'm trying to say is this. Really, though, I'm asking. "Number" may be common to all levels of reality. BUT, is "being" also common to all...
Andy Green
orpheus@...
Apr 27, 2004 7:28 pm
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Dear Andy, First of all, that link to Basarab Nicolescu is certainly very, very interesting. I want to read it through a few more times before I might feel...
Dear Joseph, I'm pretty close to you here. And when you say "The One is behind this and should not be called being", I'm thinking, that's why number has no...
Andy Green
orpheus@...
Apr 27, 2004 11:24 pm
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Dear Andy, I do not think "The One" in this Platonic context means a number at all. It means unity as such, which Plotinus explains in some detail. The number...
Dear all Sorry for my delayed response - my time was entirely taken up with teaching preparation that didn't go according to plan. Joseph, I see what you are...
Duane Williams
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Apr 28, 2004 10:35 am
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Dear Duane, Your connection with number and the Word is certainly interesting, and I think the many struggles in theology with the Word show the parallel. What...
Maybe Aristotle helps here a bit, or not: From Metaphysics The QUESTION connected with these is whether numbers and bodies and planes and points are substances...
Dear Joseph Yes 1, 2, and 3 are very interesting here (although the musical ratios always confuse me), and I suspect the answer to the question concerning ...
Duane Williams
hilarian@...
Apr 30, 2004 4:13 pm
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Dear Duane, No doubt the three persons of grammar reveal all sorts of ontological implications, though I seem to recall that the third person is "he", "she" or...
In a message dated 4/30/2004 12:15:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, hilarian@... writes: Another way of looking at this is perhaps through grammar. It is...
Dear Joseph As you can probably tell, I sent the last mail in a bit of a rush before having to zoom off to Prague for the weekend - hence it being a bit ...
Duane Williams
hilarian@...
May 4, 2004 6:37 pm
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Hi, all, I just joined this Yahoo group. As an aspiring philosophy writer embracing such varied topics as anarchism, direct democracy, polyamory, atheism,...
Hi Zon, It has concerned me for a while that we have had no women in this group up to now. So, as far as I am concerned, you are welcome. Andy ... From: "Zon"...
Andy Green
orpheus@...
May 22, 2004 11:47 pm
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Saved? Your forgiveness mocks my guilt. Your faith insults my struggle. Your love is an impertinence. Your cross just smells like trouble. Your eyes are full...
Dear........., I thought this was from the late Ernie Wise..... But you should have said - a poem what I wrote...... All the time, Vogon poetry moves up the...
All the best greetings for you and a Renaissance 2005 we are organizing a Conference in Magna Greece take a look to www.ontosophy.it Francesco Palmirotta ... ...
fpalmir
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Dec 22, 2004 4:27 am
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The child has been reunited with his family. Click here to view the article: http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13278085,00.html...
David Smith
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Jan 6, 2005 8:54 pm
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In a message dated 5/25/2005 3:15:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, Bernx writes: In a message dated 5/25/2005 2:51:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, Bernx writes: The...
Dear All, I’m currently organising a reading group on Daniel C. Matt’s book, The Essential Kabbalah. It will take place in London, beginning in September. ...
thomas bland
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Aug 5, 2005 2:19 pm
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Hello Joseph Milne i am a doctorate student in U of Montreal and i work on the spirituality of a canadian composer named Gilles Tremblay. I see that your...
Hello Ranallo, The chapter you ask about has been removed for various reasons. However, the links in this group will take you to my cosmology website where...
