Re: Critical Realism

2011-11-25 Thread Matt Haase
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Peace be upon you, I don't know how I would describe my views on the Godhead. I would say that I think "God" is unknowable in the sense that creation can not fully comprehend the creator, but that it can still have a relationship with it. In Sufic interpretations of Isl

Re: Critical Realism

2011-11-25 Thread Gary Selchert
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I'm unfamiliar with Bhaskar, but quite familiar with Whitehead. How would you say Bhaskar differs from Whitehead and why do you prefer his descriptions of reality over Whitehead's? -Original Message- From: Mark A. Foster To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Fri, Nov 2

Critical Realism

2011-11-25 Thread Mark A. Foster
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I touched on Critical Realism in the last posting. However, I don't know if the subject interests anyone but me. :) In any event, I was a critical realist (Roy Bhaskar's general approach) until about 8 years ago. I returned to Critical Realism almost 3 months ago. Ac