JOURNEY IN BEING

Anil Mitra

© Copyright March 2012—May 2012,
Anil Mitra, PhD

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	&METATEXT On Metatext Symbols, Styles, and Formatting to Mark Text Symbols Used as Information for Readers Symbols Used to Produce Versions and Mark Work to be Done Later Styles Formatting Planning. Approach. Form. Outline. Writing. Editing. Sources. Site Design Outline of Planning Planning Approach Top—Down General—Special A Document to Store Detail Form Narrative Styles Langer’s Concept of Presentational Form Poetry of Form Source for Detail on Form Outline with Central Statements Outline Central Statements Write Outline with Central Statements Writing Brief Plan Fine Tune Styles Editing. Literary Style Sources General Sources Current Standout Sources Consider the Following Sources Site Tentative Outline with Minimal Central Statements Motto
	INTRODUCTION &Preliminary Comment—Temporary Section Headings in the Introduction Functions of the Introduction Describe the Journey in Being Introduce and explain the idea Narrate the Origins and Describe Sources for the Journey Introduce the Framework for the Journey Explain the Meaning and Significance of Being as Used Here Provide a description of the Journey Describe the narrative Concept Form Development of the Ideas Outline of Contents Implications: Significance of the Developments Human Ideas, Thought and The Academic Disciplines Civilization To My Audiences Intended Audiences Suggestions on Reading the Narrative Some Essential Concepts (Ideas) Introduction to the Idea of a Journey Origins and Sources for the Journey Framework for the Journey Metaphysics Tradition Process Doubt and Attitude The Significance of Being The Power of Being in the Framework and the Journey Being in this Narrative The Journey Framework of Understanding Ways and Pathways The Narrative The Concept of the Narrative Form Development of the Ideas in the Narrative Outline of Contents Significance of the Developments The Human Endeavor *Ideas, Thought, and The Academic Disciplines W-Civilization—Its Nature and Destiny To Audiences Intended Audiences Some Suggestions on Reading the Narrative Some Essential Ideas or Concepts General, Human, and the Journey *Academic
	BEING Introduction Ideas and Structure of this Chapter Being and Experience in this Narrative Experience The Concept of Experience Meaning in this Narrative Need for and Possibility of Meaning by Example, Illustration and Ostension Related Words Other Uses of the Word ‘Experience’ The Givenness or Fact of Experience Givenness The Issue of Robustness and its Significance Robustness of Experience and the World Robustness of Experience *Views that Minimize or Deny Experience and its Significance Consequence: Experience is Real Robustness of the World Views that See Experience as Everything… and as the Only Thing Consequence: There is a Real or ‘External’ World Experience as Central to Human Being The Reality and Extension of Experience Attitude and Action are Duals Within Experience Being The Concept of Being in this Narrative The Concept Related Words Other Uses *Duration and Extension Meanings of the Verb ‘to be’ The Significance of Being in this Narrative The Robustness of Being Response to Doubts that There is no Being Response to Doubts that Being is Ephemeral and Ineffectual *Functions of Doubt *Existence The Concept Being and Existing are not Different Some Problems with the Idea of Existence Universe The Concept of the Universe This Narrative Significance of this Concept of ‘Universe’ Relation to Eriugena’s Concept of ‘Universe’ The Physical Universe and Other Common Uses *Domains The Concept of a Domain Complements Pattern, Law, and Law The Contingent and Therefore Non-Universal Character of Law Laws Have Being Universe and Law Possibility and Actuality Creation Void The Concept of the Void Properties of the Void Essential Properties Other Properties Significance
	METAPHYSICS What is Metaphysics? Metaphysics is Study and Knowledge of Being Introduction Metaphysics as a Discipline Possibility and Fact of Metaphysics Metaphysics as an Activity E-The Perfect Metaphysician Approach to the Measure of a Metaphysician The Characteristics for Pure Metaphysics The only Metaphysician is the Perfect Metaphysician The Characteristics for Applied Metaphysics The Characteristics for Action and Transformation as continuation of Metaphysical Activity The Perfect Metaphysician: Summary What ‘Metaphysics’ shall Not Mean in this Narrative It is not Study of the Occult It is not a Speculative Metaphysics It is not Systematic by Intention or Imposition It is not by Design a Metaphysic of Experience Responses to Some Criticisms, mainly Modern and Recent, of Metaphysics Modern Doubts Regarding Metaphysics Metaphysics is Possible Significant Realist (Empirical), Systematic, but Non-speculative metaphysics is possible Metaphysical Thought May Have Practical Motivation and Consequences Non-Trivial Metaphysics is Possible Direct Address of the Criticisms of Metaphysics The Metaphysics of this Narrative The Metaphysics of this Narrative and its Entailments A Unique, Ultimate, and Universal Metaphysics Uniqueness Universal Character Ultimate Character *Simultaneous Emergence of Metaphysics and Epistemology The Universal Metaphysics Principle of Being and its Demonstration Properties of the Void Principle of Being Stated in Terms of Existence of States Meaning of ‘Existence of States’: Concept and Object Statement of the Principle of Being in terms of Limits Need for Clarification of Meaning Meaning and Significance of the Principle of Being Meaning of the Principle of Being Meaning of Limitlessness Meaning of the Principle is also Brought out by Alternate Formulations Need for an Effective Formulation An Effective Formulation in Terms of Logic Formulation in terms of logic Effectiveness of the Formulation Need for an alternative conception of logic The Concept of Logic Other Formulations Two Equivalent Fundamental Forms Primitive Forms—Givens that Harbor Explicit Forms Alternative Forms Some Detailed Consequences Purpose of this Section Consequences for Cosmology and Identity Fundamental Doubts Existential, Internal, and External Sources of Doubt Response to Doubt that the Metaphysics is Empirical Response to Doubts Regarding Internal Relations Response to Existential Doubt A Unique, Ultimate, and Universal Metaphysics Revisited The Metaphysics The Universe On Demonstration and Interpretation Alternate Proof Necessary Plausible A-Doubt and Attitude Doubt and Faith Faith Belief Topics in Metaphysics Consequences *Logic †Conceptual realism Recapitulation: The Concept of Logic and its Origin Principle of Being in terms of Logic (conceptual realism) The logics and Logic Logos as the Object of Logic The Logos is the Universe in All its Detail The Sense of this Statement On the Nature of Logic Deduction and Logic What does it mean that Logic is empirical? †Art and Fiction *Science The Concept Concept of science so far An Interpretation of Science as Fact Science and the Metaphysics Future Concept of Science Impossibility of Science of the Universe Revealed by the Metaphysics Consequences and Necessities of Being as Journey Without Limit Participation and immersion Miracles *Cosmology Introduction Concept of Cosmology Subject Matter General versus Special Cosmology General versus Physical Cosmology General Cosmology Method Variety Extension and Process Being and Extension Principle of Being and Process Examples of Process Description Dynamics Origins. Evolutionary and Special Processes Origins of Cosmological Systems Being, Space, and Time Immanence of Extension and Duration Patchworks of Space and Time Is the Speed of Light Absolute Multiple Times and Signal Velocities Circular Time Inseparability of Space and Time Mind and Matter The Ambition of the Discussion This chapter The chapter Being in The Universe Mind, Matter and the Universal Metaphysics Freedom and Determinism Some Considerations of Mind and Matter in The Universal Case How Pervasive is Mind? Special Metaphysics and Cosmology Metaphysics and Science Relationships Sources in Science Implications for Science *Objects The Idea of the Object Perfect and Practical Objects The Perfect Object Modes of Practical Object Non Epistemic Criteria Particular and Abstract Objects Terminology: ‘Particular’ versus ‘Concrete’ Particular and Abstract Objects—the Distinction Abstract Objects—The Standard Accounts The Unified Theory Proof Interpretation Perfection Revisited The Seeming Perfection of Abstract Objects Sources of Imperfection: Limitations of Symbolic Systems $The Nature of Mathematical Truth Sources of Imperfection: Some Symbolic Systems are Experimental in Intent A Variety of Objects: Exploration A Variety of Objects: Particular Entity Interaction Process Substance Tropes Ideas and Concepts Values A Variety of Objects: Abstract Mathematics and Logic Universals Properties Concepts and Ideas  as Abstract There are no mental objects besides concepts Form Value Duality of Particularity and Abstractness Inhabiting Abstract Objects Identity and Realization The Principle of Identity Consequences Identity and Cosmology Realization is a Journey Power The Concept of Power Ultimate Power and Inheritance God as Ultimate Power Mediate Powers Our Organism and Mind Society, other Persons and the Institutions of Culture Including Technology Nature The Powers Special Metaphysics and Powers *Applied Metaphysics The Object in Pure Metaphysics Practical Objects and the ‘Good Enough’ Criterion Context. Practical Object as Perfect Value and Perfection The Range of Applied Metaphysics *Method Review of Developments Metaphysics and Logic Comments on Logic Method and Content General Epistemology and Metaphysics Imagination and Realism Two Caricatures of Method Imagination and Realism Internal and External Relations Imagination and Realism: Details The Iconic and the Symbolic A Conventional and Convenient Distinction: Discovery and Justification Heuristic-Plausible Argument and Creation Doubt and Necessary or Certain Argument †Observations on Method, Necessity, and Heuristics Knowledge Science and Metaphysics Applied Metaphysics Philosophy Logic and Mathematics Art and Religion Doubt, Faith, and Attitude *On Meaning †General Comments *Fallacies of Meaning *Formal Development †Some Essential Ideas or Concepts General, Human, and the Journey *Academic
	BEING IN THE UNIVERSE Introduction †Review of Metaphysics, Identity, Realization, Power On Explanation The Concept of Explanation The Concept Clarification and Relation to Causation and Conceptual System (Theory) Explanatory triad Phenomena Explanatory Framework—Universal and Particular Elements *Nature Explanatory triad Phenomena Explanatory framework Elements Matter Life Human Being Human Organism Psyche as Organic *Human World Human Being and Nature—Psyche and Psychology Primary Goal Balance Between Freedom and Constraint Mind, Matter and the Science of our Cosmos Necessity Parameters Human Mind Is Human Nature Complex andor Ineffable? Society Explanatory Triad Tradition and Process Organization of Society *The Human Endeavor †The Human Endeavor The Academic Disciplines W-Civilization Nature and Destiny Status
	JOURNEY Origins of the Idea of a Journey in Being Individual Metaphysics Tradition Realization is a Journey Demonstration Characterization of the Journey Ways Framework Metaphysics Tradition Experience and Reflection Experiment and Transformation Synthesis. Dynamics of Being Possibilities for a name The Idea of a Dynamics of Being Approach or Method Reflexive Cultivation of the Dynamics Illustrations of the Dynamics Ideas Identity or Being-as-Being Practice Action Painting Pictures of the Real Future and Past Dimensions Being Special Modes Visualizing and Preparing System of Experiments Resources