Re: More on what memes are made of

From: Robin Faichney (robin@faichney.demon.co.uk)
Date: Wed Feb 09 2000 - 18:16:49 GMT

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From: Robin Faichney <robin@faichney.demon.co.uk>
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    On Wed, 09 Feb 2000, Joe E. Dees wrote:
    >
    >> On Thu, 03 Feb 2000, Wade T.Smith wrote:
    >> >>My point is that arrow, trajectory and system are all
    >> >>equally real.
    >> >
    >> >But if "meaning has [no] place in the foundations of memetics", then of
    >> >what use is _reality_ in it?
    >> >
    >> >;-)
    >>
    >> I'll ignore the emoticon just in case you're only half-joking.
    >>
    >> The concept of reality belongs to the system we're using to examine the
    >> foundations of memetics, which I suppose we might loosely call "philosophy".
    >>
    >Meaning has an essential place in the foundations of philosophy;
    >one of its main branches (along with logic and ontology) is
    >axiology, or the theory of value (usually divided into ethics - theory
    >of the good - and aesthetics - theory of the beautiful). Logic itself
    >has to do with the structures of true, false and meaningless
    >statements. I should know; I have a degree in the field.

    Good for you, and so do I. Unfortunately, it does not help me understand the
    relevance here of the place of meaning in philosophy. Perhaps you'd be good
    enough to explicate your reasoning. 

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Robin Faichney

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