Re: Relational "Space"/Communication styles

[Judith Rosen <***>]

John M.,

I really appreciated the ideas you talked about in your post. They made
perfect sense to me, too! (which proves that we do have the capacity) I also
related to the comments by your Hungarian friends/family/colleagues that you
have weird ideas: Story of my life-- with everybody except my father.

Judith

> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John M" <***>
> > To: <***>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 5:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ROSEN] Relational "Space"
> Skip from Noah's ark incl. this (my) post.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Thanks for "praising" my communication-style. I try to use common sense.
> My way of thinking (the first language-facing connectivity forming in the
> evolving brain) was not Indo-European, a different logical pattern to
> 'symbolize' and 'syntaxize' the primary symbols . That makes my English
> stilted.
> (In Hungarian - as said frequently - I simply have weird ideas <G>).
>
> I am glad for your statement on a match with RR - and I lately always
> emphasize  that the 'reductionistic' thinking is the only one our mind can
> manage for the time being. Which does not reduce my goal to approach an
> understanding in terms of wholism (even when knowing that it is premature)
> See my post ½ hour ago to Tim.
>
> My motto is: learn and do reductionistic science & technology, with
keeping
> in mind that this is a partial view, quantities are approximate and
> uncertain, effects are cut to the limitations of the model we use.
> In the meantime try to work on a different view (wholistic that is) -
> erecting a more expressive vocabulary and NOT COMPROMISING - caving in -
to
> the reductionist science-view as a philosophical stance.
>
> I can be irresponsible:
> firstly I am not committed to any 'school' 'system' or organization, I am
a
> free-lance thinker on my own -
> secondly I have a very limited time left (not to live, that may be from
0 -
> 20yrs)
> but to think 'clearly and reasonably' which will go probably soon. I don't
> expect to 'see' a clear wholistic theory develop. I try to provide
> ammunition.
> Some of it may backfire. But so be it.
>
> John M