And why epitemologically can there not be more than one reality because none
of us can prove that reality is not grounded in perception and exists
independant of it even though we (well some people anyway ((if they exist))
...) generally presume it does based on our supposed cognitive development
allowing us to concieve of the notion of "permanence" (whatever that in
itself might be concieved of as) of "objects" (if we percieve of any at at
all within any context) notwithstanding the conjugation "and" which could be
given several interpretations.
To wit I never herd a tree fall in Berkeley California yet, and only have
trust to go upon that California, Berkeley, and trees exist beyond the
examples of what appear to be trees outside my window and which may not
entirely be the same thing when I return to what I suppose to be my room
after leaving it.
So then the seperate reality of the logger in Berkeley and the blogger in
Bloomsbury might actually co-exist. Indeed current theries in physics allow
this and even more possibilities without any meta about it. :)
Anyway reality is only a word like any other, capable of whatever
interpretation the author and the audience give it, it does not in its
existance as a word signify much beyond the possible existance of concepts
to correspond with it. (assuming that any of my text is capable of
interpretation outside of its authorship anyway)
Larry
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> Just to add to my previous remarks:
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> metaphysics is the study of reality or "what is"
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> From: "Shelley Tremain" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 9:08 AM
> Subject: Re: More about the Cure
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> > see below...
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> > From: "T W Shakespeare" <[log in to unmask]>
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> > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 4:21 AM
> > Subject: Re: More about the Cure
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> > Sorry, I can't agree with you about truth. I don't think truth is
> > relative. There is such a thing as universal truth. I am a critical
> > realist (insofar as I understand that philosophical position!). There
> > are different ways of knowing and representing (epistemology) but only
> > one reality (ontology).
> >
> >
> > This is not quite right:
> >
> > an epistemology is a theory about knowledge
> >
> > an ontology is a theory about *being*
> >
> > metaphysics is the study of *reality*
> >
> >
> >
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