I can take or leave the argument abt who is doing bad metaphysics vs who has their feet on the ground, but it's an interesting load bearing use of chiasmus

or enough science. or metaphysics. how do the universal translators work? are you the same person after using the transporter?

Good thread & what often gets overlooked is an understanding of how magic (even in just "Western" societies) was historically understood to operate. The idea of codified, systemitized magic is something *incredibly* modern & reflects a post-Enlightenment understanding of metaphysics & epistemology

BDbretdevereaux.bsky.socialOct 9, 2024 2:57am

One of the responses this thread (on the Bad Place) got, a few times, ran roughly "if magic is common, magicians become engineers" or variations of that theme - the assumption that magic would be rapidly systematized by fictional pre-modern societies. And I don't think this is right. 1/

I recently started Christian Moevs' *The Metaphysics of Dante's Comedy* (Oxford University Press). The first chapter, "Empyrean," explores Dante's unique interpretation of the concept, contrasting it with theologians like Aquinas and Albert the Great. Lots of Neoplatonic & Aristotelian notes.

PT with Hasaan Ibn Ali – Metaphysics

Contents:

If that’s enough to make something physics, I’m reasonably confident that almost everything is physics. Well, except metaphysics obviously…. and CS is math which is basically metaphysics anyway. xkcd.com/435/

Purity

What the heck is happening in metaphysics?

Leibniz 5+/??? fallen behind on this because of sickness affecting things, but we worked through the Discourse on Metaphysics over a couple class periods, trying to understand some of the core concepts (substance, cause, expression, perfection) next: Leibniz's optimism (alongside Voltaire & Pope)

another new Element "develops a new theory which grounds many cases of goal-directedness in the metaphysics of powers" sounds ok to me, esp the arg vs functional reductions. tagging @neuroyogacara.bsky.socialwww.cambridge.org/core/element...

Teleology

Cambridge Core - Epistemology and Metaphysics - Teleology