Reply-To: "Richard H. McCullough" From: "Richard H. McCullough" To: "Objectivism at Yahoo" Bcc: "Apollo, Adrian" , "Latimer, Richard S." References: <000f01c5dcbf$d0362200$0100000a@rhm8200> Subject: metaphysical axioms (in English) Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 13:38:22 -0800 (revised Oct/30/2005) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01C5DD57.32822390" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C5DD57.32822390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Adrian Apollo reminded me that there are three "metaphysical axioms" corresponding to Ayn Rand's three axiomatic concepts. The axioms are essentially the same as my MKR propositions. If I translate from MKR back to English, I get existence :: Existent exists. identity :: Existent is its characteristics. consciousness :: Man is conscious. I can identify Rand's axiomatic concepts as the names of the metaphysical axioms. Dick McCullough knowledge :=3D man do identify od existent done; knowledge haspart proposition list; http://rhm.cdepot.net/ ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C5DD57.32822390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Adrian Apollo reminded me that = there are=20 three
"metaphysical axioms" corresponding = to Ayn=20 Rand's
three axiomatic concepts.  The = axioms are=20 essentially
the same as my MKR = propositions.  If I=20 translate from
MKR back to English, I = get
 
   =20 existence     :: Existent exists.
   =20 identity      :: Existent is=20 its characteristics.
    consciousness :: = Man is=20 conscious.
 
I can identify Rand's axiomatic=20 concepts
as the names of the metaphysical=20 axioms.
 
Dick McCullough
knowledge :=3D man do identify od existent=20 done;
knowledge haspart proposition list;
http://rhm.cdepot.net/
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