Metaphysician Undercover

I wouldn't have to repeat myself if you could show me where I am wrong, instead of just insisting that I am wrong. In fact I would greatly appreciate ...

If there is a rigid designator, such as "I" who gets wet, and I who does not get wet, then there is contradiction. If, W? and W? are distinct subjects...

No, this is how we move forward by degrees, through an exchange of ideas. And opinions about logic are just as informative as opinions in other subjec...

Hey, if I've got wisdom, it's best that I dispense it. And it would be best for you to pay attention. Fuck the logic, it doesn't qualify as wisdom so ...

What you call "a logical something awaiting determination" is actually a material thing, that constitutes what is called by Adorno "a substratum". Not...

I Think about what you are saying Banno. All propositional, predicate, or classical logic can be expressed as modal logic. This does not mean that all...

That's right, what I am saying is that modal logic is not consistent with classical logic. But there is a further point. If modal logic, which is nece...

The conclusion of Lecture 6 is interesting. He returns to the idea expressed in lecture 5, philosophy's practice of distancing itself rom practice, re...

This is exactly the way I see it. By doing violence to the concept of "Identity" Hegel removes being from the object itself, and makes it something we...

I don't think this is a necessary conclusion. I think what is implied is that the forces of production overcoming the limits set by society is in some...

You might prefer Heidegger's interpretation over that drawn out by centuries of study by the scholastics, but I've read some of each, and I find that ...

I have no problem with modal logic. It is obviously very useful and I'm not arguing against its usefulness. What I am arguing is that when it is inter...

There is no problem with time. The law of noncontradiction is clearly qualified with "at the same time". If you interpret different times as different...

That brings me back to my earlier point. If we do not maintain a clear separation between means and ends, such that the means are justified relative t...

How does this appear to be implausible to you? Why would anyone claim that Joe is not the same person at the two different times? The individual named...

Right, but for him, and the ancient Greeks in general, all natural things, living as well as non-living, have internal principles of movement. Many (n...

Further to this, "what to do" requires putting the assessment of the situation into the context of goals, objectives, or, vise versa. Notice how produ...

The context is "substance", and this is applicable to both living and inanimate things. I don't believe you are correct in this assessment. I studied ...

Here's a few remarks on lecture 5: Adorno does not promote a concise separation between theory and practice. The two are always intermingled. Even thi...

For Aristotle, every individual, every particular, (what we call an object), consists of matter and form. The composite is an instance of primary subs...

The concept of "rigid designator" is very simple. Banno and I were discussing the situation when "possible worlds" refers to future possibilities. You...

I think the point Aristotle was making is that particularity is what substance is, in the primary sense. What an individual object actually is, is a u...

Here's one I tried as a university kid. Have someone pedal an upside down bike, and bounce empty beer bottles off the spinning tire, catch them if the...

How would you interpret Goldilocks and the bears? Is Goldi a rich girl from Beverly Hills with an attitude of entitlement, or is she a child with a se...

Yes, I think it is necessary to conceive of it as the same time, because it is referred to as "the future". So, we have one present, now, and one item...

I like to sort of apply, in thought experiments, the theory which a philosopher expresses, this helps me to understand, but sometimes misunderstand. I...

Well, you refused to explain yourself. Is it the case that the same object maintains its identity as itself throughout the multitude of possible world...

I agree that this is not the right time. I am not at all familiar with Adorno, this is my first reading. So what I am expressing is a first impression...

Thank you for confirming what I already knew. When someone produces a strong argument against what you already believe, you cease communications. No, ...

Yes, that's the issue, appropriate principles (which i haven't yet seen), are required for acceptance, justification. You and I disagree as to what ge...

Then it's not identity, and the fundamental laws would not even apply to "similar things". Which is it, identity or not?

Well, if being an individual defies the law of identity, then so be it. We still have the same conclusion, the fundamental laws are violated by this c...

OMG, interpretations could go on forever. But you're right, it would be awesome because it's incredibly difficult. Maybe later.

It's just a matter of having an adequate understanding. Something the vast majority will never take the time to develop. Look at how many dialogues Pl...

Nevertheless, Aristotle went on to demonstrate how forms are necessary to support the law of identity, and the idea that there is what a thing is. Thi...

It becomes just another tax now. Maybe that was the intent in the first place, but he hyped it up, to try and get some bonus effect.

As I explained, it avoids fatalism by violating the law of identity. The "multiple possible futures" proposed by Banno are a blatant violation.

When the dog comes in, stands right in front of you, and shakes its water all over you, it is definitely telling you something. Exactly what it is tel...

This is why Adorno's philosophy gets difficult for me. I find that there is ambiguity, or vagueness in the distinction between "system" as a thing, an...

Are you forgetting the law of identity? A thing is the same as itself. The idea that a thing has "multiple possible futures" is a violation of that la...

I agree, and I believe that this as well, is a worthwhile ontology. I was just responding to Banno's implication, that an ontology which held that the...

If there is any truth to what a thing is, then there is a need for forms. The form of a thing is what it is. If a thing has no form then there is no s...

You appear to lack an understanding of the different senses of "possible".

I believe this depends on how modal logic is interpreted and applied. So we can say that modal logic doesn't necessarily violate excluded middle. If w...

But this interconnectedness is by means of system. The issue is, if we reject system philosophy, what would maintain interconnectedness. If there is n...

I'll answer this now. 1. I agree that this is a sort of conclusion which Adorno makes, but I do not see that it is justified. 2. The problem is that s...

That idea, "blasting open the phenomena with the insistent power of thought", has given me much difficulty in understanding. I just couldn't get it. H...

Anyway, I'll give it another read, and make a report one way or another.

I did not read it like that. The "need for a system" speaks for itself. I think he rejects systematic philosophy as systematization. Further, he shows...

That's what I thought after first reading. After second, I realized that he is actually promoting the need for a true philosophical system. To unlock ...