Hi, Richard, At 12:37 PM 11/2/2004, you wrote: >>I was speaking of the reality of man rather than the Reality of the Manifestation.<<
Okay. Well, again, if I were talking about a particular human reality, I would call it a particular. If I were talking about "the reality of man" (a structurization, or dynamic power of naming, for humans collectively), I would call it a universal. >>Does that mean that the undifferentiated substance (atom) is a particular?<< IMO, an atom or an element is a particular in relation to a compound. However, the substance of the mineral kingdom is a particular in relation to the mineral spirit. >>If so, as its existence depends upon relationships between various energy levels >>that the "particularness" of the atom is a structurization as well?<< As I am using the term, a structurization is a name for a universal. Reality is constructed through the dynamic process of naming. Mark A. Foster * http://markfoster.net "Sacred cows make the best hamburger" -- Mark Twain and Abbie Hoffman __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
