Central Summary … Prospect for the Journey and its Foundation … Implications of The Theory of Being … Mind … Object. A summary of knowledge and concepts … Principles of Thought … The Nature of Science … Cosmology … Theoretical Physics: Quantum Theory and the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation … Desirability … Faith … Conclusions and Critical Review. Prospects for Journey in Being … The Nature of Philosophy … The Journey Continues

INTRODUCTION

This chapter is introduction to the journey and (sections marked*) preface to the essay

Introduction to the Journey in Being

Use: pJO.2 of (2005) vacation, ‘Preliminary’

Journey. Origins and Paths. The Ambitions and their Evolution. Individual and Universal Aspects. Journey-Quest

Being

The Form of the Essay

On the Publication of the Essay*

Introduction to the Ideas, Themes and Methods

The Core Concepts, Arguments and Achievements or Conclusions

On Thinking: Introduction to some Principles of Thought. (Not limited to ‘thought’)

‘Core Concepts…’ and ‘On Thinking’ are from (2005) vacation. Combine ‘On Thinking’ with ‘Knowledge and Certainty’ (J 2005) emphasizing the §§: ‘Transitional and Absolute views of Knowledge’ … ‘Knowledge and Action’ … ‘Emotion, Belief and Faith’ … ‘The Conceptual Problem of Knowledge’ (perhaps) … ‘On Criticism’

Outline*

Outline of the essay. Includes concepts, methods, results. Remove overlap with previous section

Audience*

Reading the Essay*

Prospects

Foundation and Concepts

The Journey

FOUNDATION

Introduction to the Theory of Being

The Nature and Concepts of Being. Existence

Principles of Thought. Stem 1

Expectations for a Theory of Being

Outline of The Theory of Being: Metaphysics, Logic, and Cosmology

Implications of The Theory

Application: Human Being and Society. Faith

Metaphysics

The original order is in the L3 Outline. Two very brief consolidations of the entire chapter suggested in ‘Edit’ are (1) Being – Form – Explanation – Cosmos, (2) Identity – Cosmos – Explanation – Being. Here is one not so brief consolidation of just the metaphysics from Edit

Introduction to Metaphysics

Being, Mind, Universe, Void, Logos, the Normal

Logos, Form and Logic

Object, Identity and the Individual, Truth

Becoming, Order and Chaos (Indeterminism,) Mechanism and Explanation

Are there Absolute Principles of Thought? Stem 2

Logic

Logic as Analysis of Necessary or Constitutive Form

Logic and the Possibility of Metaphysics. Certainty

Logic and Argument. Deductive Logics. Science

Logic and the Void

Criticisms

Cosmology

General Cosmology, Order and Chaos

Two Divides in the Evolution of Being: Cosmos and Symbol

Normal Cosmology. Local or Physical Cosmologies. Application – Theoretical Physics

Identity

Human Being and Society

Human Being: Organism and Origins

Human Mind, Order and Chaos

Experience: Feeling, Awareness, and Consciousness. Characterizing Mind: Extension to the Root. Aspects of Mind: perceptive / receptive or Attitude, reflective or Null, and active or Action … thinking of experience as distinct from action-attitude re-introduces the ‘Cartesian split’

Psychology in a Normal World. Introduction to the Elements of Mind

Function. The Categories

Growth, Development and Meaning. Mind, Symbol and Value as a Proximate Account of Being

Language, Logic and Culture

Society, Order and Chaos

Desirability. The Highest Ideal

Faith

The Concept and Nature of Faith

Faith, Reason and Chaos

Religion, Myth and Charisma

Religions of the World

Religion and the Secular World