{"id":163,"date":"2016-06-24T10:13:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T10:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/?p=163"},"modified":"2017-10-31T15:40:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T15:40:07","slug":"appendix-a-metaphysics-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/?p=163","title":{"rendered":"APPENDIX A: Metaphysics Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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APPENDIX A:<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Metaphysics Analysis<\/div>\n
One can <\/span>never <\/span>PROVE <\/span>a <\/span>metaphysics.\n <\/div>\n
By de\ue0c4nition.<\/div>\n
Because one <\/span>would <\/span>have <\/span>to <\/span>stand outside <\/span>the <\/span>entire<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
cosmos to <\/span>view <\/span>it <\/span>all <\/span>\u2013\n <\/div>\n
and simulate <\/span>Creation
\n itself <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>to <\/span>test it <\/span>all.\n <\/div>\n
*<\/div>\n
However one <\/span>can <\/span>certainly <\/span>ASSESS <\/span>dif<\/span>ferent<\/span><\/div>\n
metaphysics.<\/div>\n
Metaphysics is <\/span>always
\n <\/span>hypothesis. <\/span>But, <\/span>hopefully
\n very<\/span>,\n <\/div>\n
very intelligent <\/span>hypothesis.\n <\/div>\n
One can, <\/span>indeed, <\/span>analyze <\/span>differ<\/span>ent <\/span>metaphysical\n <\/div>\n
constructs with <\/span>a <\/span>consistent <\/span>set <\/span>of questions.\n <\/div>\n
*<\/div>\n
Now<\/span>, some <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>questions <\/span>involved in <\/span>assessing\n <\/div>\n
various metaphysics <\/span>might
\n <\/span>be <\/span>the <\/span>following: (These\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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THE TRANSCENDENT DYNAMIC<\/div>\n
questions tend <\/span>to <\/span>overlap, <\/span>but <\/span>have different
\n thrusts\n <\/div>\n
and nuance.)<\/div>\n
Is the <\/span>metaphysics <\/span>overarching? All-embracing?\n <\/div>\n
Does the <\/span>metaphysics
\n <\/span>handle <\/span>the <\/span>key questions\n <\/div>\n
in philosophy? <\/span>(re-capped
\n in <\/span>the <\/span>INTROS <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
FOREWORDS of <\/span>the <\/span>three books <\/span>of <\/span>this series)\n <\/div>\n
Does the <\/span>metaphysics
\n <\/span>have <\/span>a <\/span>fatal \ue0c5aw(s); <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
a major <\/span>gap(s),<\/div>\n
\u2013 or <\/span>does <\/span>it <\/span>essentially <\/span>legitimately
\n \u2018stitch-together\u2019 <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
all the <\/span>key <\/span>issues\n <\/div>\n
*<\/div>\n
T<\/span>o what <\/span>extent <\/span>is <\/span>the metaphysics
\n <\/span>TETHERED <\/span>to\n <\/div>\n
classic works <\/span>or <\/span>spiritual <\/span>texts?\n <\/div>\n
*<\/div>\n
Does the <\/span>core of <\/span>the <\/span>metaphysics <\/span>RESONA<\/span>TE <\/span>within\n <\/div>\n
us?<\/div>\n
*<\/div>\n
Is the <\/span>case <\/span>made <\/span>exclusively <\/span>\u201cin an
\n <\/span>Ivory <\/span>T<\/span>ower\u201d \u2013\n <\/div>\n
\u2013 or <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>case <\/span>somewhat
\n brought-down-to-earth,<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
as well?<\/div>\n
Is the <\/span>presentation some
\n <\/span>sort <\/span>of <\/span>miasma (murky<\/span>,\n <\/div>\n
obscuring vapor)<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n
\u2013 or <\/span>is <\/span>it <\/span>actually <\/span>fairly
\n articulate <\/span>and <\/span>systematic?\n <\/div>\n
Are the <\/span>themes, however
\n <\/span>allegedly <\/span>profound,<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
articulated in <\/span>a <\/span>totally <\/span>obscure manner <\/span>\u2013\n <\/div>\n
\u2013 or <\/span>in <\/span>a <\/span>generally <\/span>intelligible
\n manner?\n <\/div>\n
*<\/div>\n
Do we <\/span>grasp <\/span>the <\/span>CREA<\/span>TIVE <\/span>ESSENCE <\/span>of <\/span>the\n <\/div>\n
presentation?<\/div>\n
*<\/div>\n
Does the <\/span>proposed
\n metaphysics <\/span>gently <\/span>\u2018tip-toe <\/span>around<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
the garden\u2019 <\/span>\u2013<\/div>\n
or does <\/span>it <\/span>attempt <\/span>to <\/span>get to <\/span>the <\/span>very <\/span>core of the <\/span>cosmic\n <\/div>\n
code?<\/div>\n
*<\/div>\n
Does the <\/span>proposed
\n metaphysics <\/span>primarily <\/span>concern <\/span>itself\n <\/div>\n
with playing <\/span>with <\/span>SEMANTICS <\/span>and <\/span>DEFINITIONS \u2013\n <\/div>\n
or does <\/span>it <\/span>actually <\/span>provide an <\/span>overarching
\n INTEGRA<\/span>TED\n <\/div>\n
FORMULA<\/span>TION <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>cosmic order?\n <\/div>\n
*<\/div>\n
A proposed <\/span>metaphysics
\n must <\/span>be <\/span>assessed, <\/span>as well,
\n <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
by these <\/span>not <\/span>inconsiderable <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>and,
\n frankly<\/span>, <\/span>non-\n <\/div>\n
negotiable, demands, <\/span>as
\n <\/span>well:\n <\/div>\n
35 <\/span>APPENDIX<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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THE TRANSCENDENT DYNAMIC<\/div>\n
Does the <\/span>proposed
\n metaphysics <\/span>truly <\/span>embrace <\/span>all<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
known dynamics <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>in <\/span>all <\/span>\ue0c4elds?\n <\/div>\n
Does the <\/span>proposed
\n metaphysics <\/span>embrace <\/span>our\n <\/div>\n
experiences and <\/span>accumulated
\n <\/span>wisdom <\/span>over <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
centuries?<\/div>\n
Does the <\/span>metaphysics
\n <\/span>embrace <\/span>all <\/span>that we <\/span>scienti\ue0c4cally\n <\/div>\n
believe to <\/span>have <\/span>occurred \u2013 <\/span>and <\/span>the
\n overwhelming <\/span>great<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
bulk of <\/span>what <\/span>we <\/span>hypothesize <\/span>to have <\/span>occurred \u2013 <\/span>since\n <\/div>\n
the dawn <\/span>of <\/span>time?\n <\/div>\n
*<\/div>\n
Does the <\/span>particular
\n <\/span>proposed metaphysics <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>about
\n our\n <\/div>\n
most extraordinary <\/span>universe
\n and <\/span>profound existence <\/span>\u2013\n <\/div>\n
run \ue0c5at <\/span>and <\/span>dry\n <\/div>\n
\u2013 or <\/span>does <\/span>it, <\/span>on <\/span>some level,\n <\/div>\n
actually<\/span>, <\/span>touch <\/span>our <\/span>soul?\n <\/div>\n
* * *<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

APPENDIX A: Metaphysics Analysis One can never PROVE a metaphysics. By de\ue0c4nition. Because one would have to stand outside the entire cosmos to view it all \u2013 and simulate Creation itself \u2013 to test it all. * However one can certainly ASSESS different metaphysics. Metaphysics is always hypothesis. But, hopefully very, very intelligent hypothesis. One […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=163"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163\/revisions\/174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}