Re: MD Self-consciousness

From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Thu Nov 06 2003 - 16:43:35 GMT

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    Hi Scott (Bo mentioned)

    > What I propose instead is to say that
    > thinking (as opposed to thoughts) and perception (as opposed to what is
    > perceived) be treated as variations on DQ/SQ, not just as SQ. One avoids
    > dualism by treating DQ/SQ as a polarity, not as two independent realms.
    > With the MOQ and with materialism there is no accounting for the sense
    > of self. With the concept of polarity. the sense of self is recognized
    > as a pole of a polarity, that is, as absolutely dependent on its
    > opposite (the sense of non-self), and so one avoids its (the self's)
    > reification (and the reification of non-self).

    When you say "the sense of self is recognized as a pole of a polarity"
    I wonder who is doing the "recognizing"? A higher self?

    In holding up the sense of self and non-self for analysis, you seem to
    positing "a Quality grand vista" as Bo might put it. I wonder how you
    would describe the platform from which you can "see" the polarity of
    which you speak?

    Thanks,
    Platt

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