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October 12, 2005

Daily Linz 8 - Fundamental Stuff, Part 2 by Lindsay Perigo

In the first installment in this series we acquainted ourselves with Western man’s first fitful philosophical gropings—with the Milesians, who wrestled with the question of, what was the “fundamental stuff” of the universe? We noted that the importance of this inquiry lay not so much in the answers posited, but in the ... (Read more...)
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 7:47am

That was a fun read...

The thing that still blows me away was that, given her era, AR still absolutely had to start out with reminding everyone about the fundamental law of identity.

Shit, you can still go through a normal day and likely run into someone that doesn't understand that. Ack!

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 4:36pm

> P.S. – Please note there’ll be no Daily Linz tomorrow,
> Thursday October 13, as I’m having a new computer installed.

Good heavens! Please tell me this one isn't steam powered too :-)

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 5:21pm

Boy, this is great stuff.

Longer & more frequently, Lindsay, please...

...Fundamental Stuff, that is :-)

Ross

Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 5:33am

Linz,

Where is Heraclitus' LOGOS doctrine? All the presocratics were interested in change but for Heraclitus "it was the complementary idea of the MEASURE inhering in change, the stability that persists through it and controls it, that was of vital importance." p, 186, The Presocratic Philosophers, by Kirk, Raven and Schofield.

Fred