http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominalism
Hmm. I'm glad that we can agree to refrain from combat. Verbal jousting becomes tedious after repetition. So far as universals are concerned regarding the supposed opinions of Nominalists, I claim that universals are convenient for categorizing specifics into sets of similar observables. To the extent that every observation (regardless of how focused) includes the context in which the observation occurs, and the mental status of the observer, there exists a diminishing probability that any observation can be duplicated, even if the observer's attention remains fixed upon an inanimate object. The appearance of duplicated observations is due to insufficient precision of the observation, creating the appearance of identical results. However, the need to go about one's business makes this irrelevant and a satisfactory performance of one's tasks can be attained by merely a casual glance at most observables, with the observation filed away along with similar inaccurate observations in one's memory. If some problem results due to that casual approach to life, then and only then do *I* take a closer look to see what went awry... I guess that you could say that I am superciliously superficial, shallow even... Lonnie Courtney Clay On Wednesday, June 8, 2011 9:23:25 AM UTC-7, nominal9 wrote: > > I don't like slinging mud or fighting wars with other posters.... I > prefer to reserve my bile and vitriol for "Public figures".... or > points of argument... > No need to get personal with me... unless you want to..... > I like Anarchists.... don't like Libertarians... some say Libertarians > are anarchists.... couldn't be farther from the truth....Libertarians > like the State, to protect their Contract Rights..... A true > Anarchist..... thinks a "contract" IS THE STATE..... I prefer > individual rights... political, human, whatever.... any encroachment > on individual rights.....I look at very suspiciously.... > Ever hear of "Nominalism"... as distinguished from Idealism... > Realism... or Phenomenology?... that's my take on > epistemologies....pretty much four branches to it (give or take > variations in all branches)... I prefer the Nominalist branch, but I > think I understand the others well enough.... at least to know what I > dislike about them.... > Nice to meet you, maybe "we" can discuss "things".... without getting > "personal".... > > On Jun 8, 11:23 am, Lonnie Clay <clayl...@comcast.net> wrote: > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/lonnie-courtney-clay/sYe16Qq5iTA > > > > Perhaps you should read at the link above. I despise authoritarianism. My > > > desires for government power border upon anarchy. I have been on the > > internet since 1997, active in 2001, 2007, 2010 until now. I dropped in > on > > epistemology early this year, where I have contributed my bombast from > time > > to time. If we are to engage in a flame war, then let's confine it to > this > > thread, since the pathetic sight of otherwise reasonable persons slinging > > > mud and feces will be in context... > > > > Lonnie Courtney Clay > > > > On Wednesday, June 8, 2011 7:56:37 AM UTC-7, nominal9 wrote: > > > > > Ah... a man "above" getting his hands dirty.....with measly > > > politics...even the "ethics" (or lack) thereof... a man perched in a > > > gilded cage... in an ivory tower.... aloof.... elite.... superior and > > > refined.... wagnerian.... perhaps nazi-esque.... > > > > > PS... I come here every so often.... to speak to some of the > > > locals.... don't recall seeing you here before....speaking of taking a > > > hike.... > > > > > On Jun 7, 10:14 pm, Lonnie Clay <clay...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > Yep, she is a Titan, though definitely not of intellect. You on the > other > > > > > > hand appear to be a mite, exerting all of your might (utterly > negligible) > > > in > > > > an attempt to derail clean (more or less) humor onto the tracks of > > > political > > > > dissent. That won't work (because I consider politics beneath notice) > due > > > to > > > > the entire topic being suffused with emotions which positively ooze > > > > testosterone, with very little concealing perfume or deodorant. Take > a > > > hike, > > > > or joust here, as you please. > > > > > > Lonnie Courtney Clay > > > > > > On Tuesday, June 7, 2011 4:28:51 PM UTC-7, nominal9 wrote: > > > > > > > Yo Momma (Sarah Palin's) Ass is so big...... the National Parks > > > > > Service offers donkey rides down the sides of her Butt Crack.... > > > > > > > On May 28, 12:54 pm, Lonnie Clay <cla...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/lonnie-courtney-clay/ckETvke2mOE > > > > > > > > Has some of my original jokes. Want more? > > > > > > > > Lonnie Courtney Clay -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Epistemology" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/epistemology/-/ogDWIINFJwEJ. To post to this group, send email to epistemology@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to epistemology+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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