Re: Modified Abstract

2004-11-03 Thread Richard H. Gravelly
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. Good. Thank you. I needed that specific

Re: Modified Abstract

2004-11-03 Thread Sandra Chamberlain
Hi Mark, To Richard you wrote: Reality is constructed through the dynamic process of naming. By Reality do you iintend percieved reality ? And, if so, can it be assumed that the process of naming is based on recognizable attributes of a particular or universal ? (and because Reality as

Re: Modified Abstract

2004-11-03 Thread Mark A. Foster
Hi, Sandra, At 01:47 PM 11/3/2004, you wrote: By Reality do you iintend percieved reality ? And, if so, can it be assumed that the process of naming is based on recognizable attributes of a particular or universal ? By reality, I am referring to divinely and socially constructed reality, not

Re: Modified Abstract

2004-11-03 Thread Sandra Chamberlain
Yes, any system is, in my view, constructed through naming. In this case, naming refers to the *attribution* of characteristics. Hi Mark, Could you give an example of naming by attribution in each - Particulars; Universals; and Structurizations... And, include: who/what is

Re: Modified Abstract

2004-11-03 Thread Mark A. Foster
Hi, Sandra, At 10:06 PM 11/3/2004, you wrote: Could you give an example of naming by attribution in each - Particulars; Universals; and Structurizations... As I am using these terms, naming particulars by attribution would be identical to universals or structurization. For instance, gender