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Explaining The Way of Being Anil Mitra, © July 31, 2015—August 17, 2015 Contents A preliminary development of the concepts Summary of political-economic concepts
Explaining the way of beingThe explanation will be built up around a set of concepts adequate to understanding, using, and developing the way of being for the following purposes—(1) general or realization, (2) ideas, and (3) political-economic. The subsequent divisions are the concepts and the explanations. A preliminary development of the conceptsAfter choosing the essential ideas and words, make sure that they are all in the booklet manual before printing GeneralEndeavor Aim (individual, civilization—i.e., person, group) Immediate Ultimate (realm, metaphysics) Dedication Commitment World—worldly, final (or secular, supra-secular… or empirical, ultimate) World view Ideas Action Empirical and final view and their limit Possibilist view—meaning, proof, main consequences The nature and quality of being and experience The way of being Path Intelligent commitment Choice Everyday and universal process This life Summary of general conceptsEndeavor and aim Ideas and action Dedication and commitment World—immediate and ultimate World view—empirical vs. ultimate; possibilist Being and experience—nature, reasons and centrality to ideas and action, quality The way of being Everyday and universal process IdeasAlso: the general. Philosophy Philosophical metaphysics Knowledge Economics and politics Secular Supra-secular Empirical Reason Rational Non-speculative metaphysics Perfect Worldview Ultimate Experience first meaning—subjective awareness; extension or object: place of meaning-significance, relationship, heart-mind, real world, being); related terms—awareness, consciousness, sentience. Extended meaning… Being what is, no bias or error; channel for all aims, goals, and kinds Categories Real world Feeling Cognition Referential meaning Concept Object Linguistic meaning Grammar Paradox resolution Existence Clarification Analysis and synthesis of meaning Analysis and synthesis of beings Entirety Extensionality Being Power Matter as being Mind as being Open ontology Difference Identity Time Space Universe Creation Cause Significant universe Possibility Worldly and universal possibility Law Realism Science Logic Abstract objects Concrete objects The void Universal metaphysics Cosmology general cosmology, form and disposition, Brahman, Aeternitas, origin of cosmological form, step, incremental, significant, singular event, cosmology of form—nature, psyche, civilization and universal civilization, religion Existential attitude Normal The way of being Ultimate religion Elements of being Dimensions of the way Elements of process A priori Ways Catalysts Mechanics Ideas—summaryPhilosophy Secular Supra-secular Empirical Rational Non-speculative metaphysics Experience Being Categories Real world Feeling Cognition Referential meaning Existence Entirety Extensionality Being Power Difference Identity Time Space Creation Cause Significant universe Possibility Law Realism Science Logic Abstract objects Concrete objects The void Universal metaphysics Cosmology Existential attitude Normal The way of being Elements of being Dimensions of the way Elements of process A priori Ways Catalysts Mechanics Political-economicSources: the general and the ideas; and the document a model for economics and politics. To talk about this topic it is convenient to begin with a point of view, to criticize the point of view, and from there to make improvements. We could repeat this for alternate viewpoints. Here are some points of view in which I make it a point to state obvious extremes so that we can correct for them as such extremes do find their way into thinking even when we explicitly deny them: (a) centralized planning of systems for all places, cultures, and times is possible and good, (b) perfect anarchy is good, (c) perfectly free markets are ideals, (d) there are perfect political systems that are the best for all people and cannot be subverted, (e) economics can and should be separate from politics, (f) economics is the economics only of capital vs. labor vs. material resources vs. intellect and knowledge, (g) the ideal world is a subject only for religion… In fact, many of these extremes—even opposites—have practical and partial truth. We find:
Summary of political-economic conceptsPoliticalDYNAMIC / THEORY POLITICAL WORLD—secular / trans-secular SUPRA-SECULAR LIBERAL and modal continua CENTRAL / DISTRIBUTED UTOPIC / TOTALITARIAN vs. INTRINSIC… or ABSOLUTE vs. TRANSIENT-LOCAL POWER—CENTERED vs. DISTRIBUTED / KNOWLEDGE WORK /PHYSICAL WORK-LABOR-SKILL CONTROL / PARTICIPATION / IMMERSION EconomicDECISION / POWER / EXCHANGE / KNOWLEDGE / PHYSICAL WORK The conceptsENDEAVOR AIM REALIZATION IMMEDIATE ULTIMATE DEDICATION COMMITMENT WORLD IDEAS ACTION PHILOSOPHY PHILOSOPHICAL METAPHYSICS KNOWLEDGE ECONOMICS AND POLITICS SECULAR SUPRA-SECULAR EMPIRICAL REASON RATIONAL NON-SPECULATIVE METAPHYSICS NEW DEMONSTRATED PERFECT WORLDVIEW ULTIMATE REEDUCATION CATEGORIES EXPERIENCE REAL WORLD RELATIONSHIP BEING HUMAN SIGNIFICANCE FEELING COGNITION REFERENTIAL MEANING CONCEPT OBJECT LINGUISTIC MEANING GRAMMATICAL EXISTS PARADOX RESOLUTION DOES NOT EXIST CLARIFICATION ENTIRETY EXTENSIONALITY BEING POWER BEING-IN-RELATIONSHIP BEING-AS-BEING OPEN ONTOLOGY DIFFERENCE IDENTITY TIME SPACE IMMANENT UNIVERSE CREATION CAUSE DOMAIN PROPER SIGNIFICANT UNIVERSE POSSIBLE IMPOSSIBLE PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE WORLDLY LOGICAL POSSIBILITY COSMOLOGICAL POSSIBILITY UNIVERSAL POSSIBILITY NATURAL LAW LAW FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF METAPHYSICS REALISM SCIENCE-AS-FACT-IN-A-DOMAIN-OF-VALIDITY LOGIC FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM OF METAPHYSICS ABSTRACT CONCRETE OBJECTS VOID ABSOLUTE DETERMINISM ABSOLUTE DETERMINISM INTELLIGIBILITY LIMITED FORM EXPLANATION TRADITION REHABILITATED FRAMEWORK UNIVERSAL METAPHYSICS COSMOLOGY GENERAL COSMOLOGY FORMS DISPOSITIONS BRAHMAN AETERNITAS ORIGIN STEP INCREMENTAL SIGNIFICANT SINGULARITY COSMOLOGY OF FORM NATURE PSYCHE CIVILIZATION UNIVERSAL CIVILIZATION RECEPTACLE RELIGION EXISTENTIAL ATTITUDE NORMAL THE WAY OF BEING ULTIMATE RELIGION ELEMENTS OF BEING DIMENSIONS OF THE WAY ELEMENTS OF PROCESS WAYS CATALYSTS MECHANICS INTELLIGENT COMMITMENT CHOICE EVERYDAY PROCESS UNIVERSAL PROCESS THIS LIFE The explanationsThe purposes of the explanations are § To make a single outline for (a) general, (b) political-economic (this world), and (c) conceptual-academic-intellectual purposes § To identify the main concepts for each of the purposes above § The aim of reaching and networking with a wide audience § The especial purpose of influence—i.e., catalyzing the greatest immediate and ultimate realization… and understanding of the universe Some comments on the outline § It will start from the latest version of TWB § It will improve the outline with regard to words used in the division titles and distinction of the concepts § It will emphasize existing and new terms important to the above purposes § It will place the terms in the outline with explanations Here are some examples § From the introduction (a) Setting the stage ® Introducing the way of being (b) New title ® Why being? Answer—When we want to know who / what realizes the ultimate, we have various thoughts; but whatever those kinds are they fall within being. This is one reason to develop a theory of being. The metaphysics of the way is available to make the foregoing instrumental. This is also an occasion to explain what METAPHYSICS is and why it is significant. § A division This world (which will include elements from System of human knowledge. § Under Experience, emphasize (a) variety (already mentioned) and (b) that it is ‘everything’ and explain in what sense. Therefore the importance of meditation. But this brings up the question of what meditation is or may be. If experience is everything then meditation is exercise of the mind to expand to full consciousness of ‘everything’ with maximum freedom consistent with realism and creativity at all levels. Initially distinguish meditation the exercise and contemplation regarding content and action. But then note that as mind expands exercise and purpose become one. At this level meditation is everything including action and science. Meditation is not its technique (e.g. one pointed mind is a means—but as just noted also an end) but in the end techniques and process merge. Then MEDITATION is process, means, and end of maximal mind. |