Ways of Being
Modified Level 3 Outline
This version with first page annotated with plans and comments
Document status: January 22, 2009
Maintained out of interest
Essential content absorbed to and no further action needed for Journey in Being
CONTENTS
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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
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
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 of the essay. Includes concepts, methods, results. Remove overlap with previous section
Audience*
Prospects
Foundation and Concepts
Introduction to the Theory of Being
The Nature and Concepts of Being. Existence
Expectations for a Theory of Being
Outline of The Theory of Being: Metaphysics, Logic, and Cosmology
Application: Human Being and Society. Faith
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
Being, Mind, Universe, Void, Logos, the Normal
Object, Identity and the Individual, Truth
Becoming, Order and Chaos (Indeterminism,) Mechanism and Explanation
Are there Absolute Principles of Thought? Stem 2
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
General Cosmology, Order and Chaos
Two Divides in the Evolution of Being: Cosmos and Symbol
Normal Cosmology. Local or Physical Cosmologies. Application – Theoretical Physics
Human Being: Organism and Origins
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
Desirability. The Highest Ideal
The Concept and Nature of Faith
Faith, Reason and Chaos
Religion and the Secular World
The Place and Future of Religion. Bridging
Criticism, Conclusions and Prospect
Conclusions on the Nature of Being
Map of the Journey: what has been Accomplished
Background: History of Knowledge and Exploration
Metaphysics and the Journey: Knowledge, its Human Tradition and Transformation
Ideas as Journey. Philosophy in Light of the Theory of Being
Problems of Being and Knowledge
Program of Study, Research and Experiment
Status and Future of the Essay