Re: BHA: Emergence

[Mervyn Hartwig <mh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dick

Now that you remind me, isn't it about time you adopted the theory of
alethic truth?! Seriously, I don't see anything wrong with trying to
persuade, providing one is also willing to learn.

I really appreciate your kind words.

Mervyn



Richard Moodey <moodey001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>Hi Mervyn,
>
>At 12:17 PM 03/27/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>>Hi Tobin (and Marko, all)
>>
>>Re the social construction thing: Marko is a newcomer to the list who
>>was attracted to Bhaskar via Chomsky's naturalism. He found what he took
>>to be Bhaskar's and CR's social constructionism offputting. Instead of
>>pointing out the important differences between pomo etc constructionism
>>and CR's position, the response has by and large been to assert social
>>construction and attack Marko's reductionism (which btw I have *not*
>>defended). At least, that's the way I saw it. I, frankly, am interested
>>in retaining Marko's interest in CR, and of course such an interest is
>>redundant in the case of other discussants who are veteran addicts.
>
>As another relative newcomer to the list, I really appreciate your efforts
>help us newcomers feel welcome.  I believe that Marko, like myself, has
>important relationships to other communities of discourse.  While my
>disagreements with some of the taken-for-granted assumptions of most
>listers are different from Marko's, I do have some.  I believe that Marko,
>like me, probably is in touch with other folks who support him in some of
>his "deviant" positions.
>
>Unlike Marko (I think), I am much more interested in clarifying my own
>thinking than I am in making converts.  I am very comfortable with agreeing
>to disagree, even about very fundamental issues.  Mervyn, you and I
>disagree in a very important way about whether "alethic truth" really
>should be called "truth" at all.   I don't expect to change your mind, and,
>at least for the time being,  you have quit trying to convince me of the
>error of my ways.
>
>Convivially,
>
>Dick
>


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