PREFACE:
INTRODUCTION TO THE ESSAY
A
Very Short Introduction to the Journey
INTRODUCTION
TO THE JOURNEY IN BEING
INTRODUCTION TO THE JOURNEY IN BEING
THE NATURE OF THE JOURNEY IN BEING
Ambitions
and Goals of the Journey
Origins
of the Ambitions and Goals
THE CENTRAL IDEAS ON BEING: CONCEPTS, AMBITIONS AND
ACHIEVEMENTS
Significance
of the concept of Being
What
exists: Intension; Appearance and Reality
What
exists: the Theory of Being (link) and the Void (link)
What
exists: discussion of Intension and Extension
What
is the nature of existing things?
Further
significance of the concept of Being
Comments
on the uses of the word, ‘Being’
The
Significance of (the Concept of) Being
The
Significance of the Journey
Significance
of the personal story
Core
Concepts, Arguments and Conclusions
Preliminary
Concepts (Keywords)
Attitudes
toward Knowledge and Certainty
Some
thoughts on the nature of criticism
The
Conceptual Problem of Knowledge
ORIGINS AND PATHS OF THE ‘JOURNEY IN BEING’
Significance
of the Individual Story
Criticism
of my Life and Thought
Journey:
Ideas and Transformation
Origins
and Development of the Theory of Being
A
Personal Account of Knowledge and Faith
1
FOUNDATION – THE THEORY OF BEING
Principles
of Construction, Synthesis or Hypothesis
Conceptual
Thought: the Concept
How
Should the Principles of Thought be Developed?
What
is –the Meaning of– Being?
Expectations
of a Theory of Being
What
is expected of a Theory of Being?
General
requirements for a Theory of Being: Motives for a Theory
Rational
requirements for a Theory of Being
Acceptance
of a Theory of Being
General
requirements for a Theory of Being: The Lineaments of a Theory
System
for Knowing and Realizing All Actual and Possible Being
System
of Explanatory Principles
System
of Actual and Possible Being
The
Theory of Being Reveals its Own Motivation
Some
Issues and Problems that any ‘Complete’ Theory of Being Must Address
Outline
of The Theory of Being: Metaphysics, Logic, Cosmology and Theory of Knowledge
Outline
of the Metaphysics and its Logic
Introduction:
the Ideas, Meanings, and Relations
Essential
topics in the Analysis of Being
Substance,
process and relationship
Symbol,
Ideal and External Object
The
Infinitely Many Attributes Theory
Epistemology
as Part of Metaphysics
The
Status and Applicability of Ideas
Logic
as (the Study of Necessary) Form
Conditions
for Primal Logic to Obtain
Induction
and the ‘Scientific Method’
The
Fundamental Problem of Metaphysics
[Why
is there Something Rather Than Nothing?]
Possibility,
Necessity and Actuality
Logic
and Argument. Deductive Logics
Probability
Calculus as a Logic; Quantum Logics
Logic
and The Possibility of Metaphysics
Logic
and Nothingness (the Void)
Identity
of Possibility, Actuality and Necessity
Critique
of the Development of the Logic
Reference
is necessary for a sentence to be a proposition
Identity
of Possibility, Actuality and Necessity
Further
Properties of the Void
Two
Divides in the Evolution of Being: Cosmos and Symbol
Origins
of a Coherent Cosmological System
Origin
of the Free Symbolic Capability
Further
Cosmological Consequences
Cosmological
System; or phase-epoch or coherent domain of the universe
Creation,
recurrence, karma, annihilation
Being
that is the Span of All Being
Normal
Cosmology. Local and Physical Cosmologies
The
Normal; Normality and Necessity; Normal Cosmology; Evolution as a Mechanism
Some
Normal Categories and Considerations
Local
origins of Quasi-Causation and Quantum Theory
Space
and Time or Space-Time, and Causation
Space-time-matter
and Gravitation
Summary
and Critical Review of the Core Foundation
The
Status of the Logic of the Theory of Being
Summary
of the foundation: primary implications
LOGIC is
at the core of being; there is always LOGIC
The
VOID is the absence of all being
– of all things
What
is not a contradiction is possible
Actuality,
possibility and necessity are identical (with regard to the one universe)
There
is BEING that spans all being
Summary
of the foundation continued: Mind, matter and substance
On
Pan-Psychism and Materialism
Consequences
and Development of the Theory of Being
1.3
HUMAN
BEING: MIND, SYMBOL AND VALUE
Human
Being: the Organism and its Origins
Aspects
of Mind: Feeling, Awareness, and Consciousness
Psychology:
Introduction to The Elements of Mind
Dimensions
or Modalities* of (subjective) Feeling
Direction
of feeling: attraction / repulsion or, in more the specific case, pleasure /
pain
Tenor
(mood): uni-directional or fluctuating
Modularity-Integration
(Holism;)
Bound-Free
and Internal-External
Perception,
Concepts and Meaning
Wittgenstein’s
Contribution Including Use of the Analysis of Solipsism
Feeling-Motivation-Cognition:
an Integrated System
Categories
(structure and process)
Aspects
of Mind. The Categories of Intuition; Axes for Mental Phenomena; Growth and
Development
Existential:
being, (becoming, being-in, …) humor…
Physical:
space, time, causation, indeterminism (humor)
Growth,
Development and Meaning
Development,
Learning, Accomplishment
Exceptional
Achievement and Disorder
Personality
and Personality Factors; an Approach to the Study (Psychology) of the Person as
a Whole
The
Whole Individual: a Rationalized Study of Personality
Factors
for the Psychology of the Person as a Whole
Language,
Icon and Thought; Expression of Concepts
Metaphor
and Other Non-Literal Uses
Comment
on Errors Encouraged By Language
Bewitchment
of Critical Thought
It
is as if Language Creates a Universe of its Own
Discussion
of Mind and Symbol as a Proximate account of Being
Order
and Chaos in Human Life and Society
Theory
of Value and Group Action
Ethics,
Value and Political theory
Justification
of Faith; Faith and Action (again)
Systematic
truth of a scripture
A
purpose of the discussion has been to introduce doubt regarding common
attitudes to faith
A
generalized doubt. Is it the function of the instruments of knowledge to
produce knowledge?
Bridging
the ‘gaps’ between faiths and between faith and secular truth
Faith
and religion; common and esoteric faith; articles of faith
Cognition
and feeling (emotion) in religion
Function.
Essential message(s)
Designated
vs. Actual Function
Comment
on definition; on naming
What
is religion; inner and outer truth (= non-literal and literal meanings)
Inner
truth does not justify outer truth
But
without outer truth there can be no inner significance; conflict between faith
and reason
The
scientific picture is not inherently alienating
There
are alienating ways of practicing and teaching science
Although
science is not intrinsically limiting the picture from science at any one time
may be so
Significance
of the Theory of Being
The
Infinities ‘revealed’ by the Theory of Being
The
Theory of Being is Not Essential to this revelation
Abuses
in the name of Religion
Additional
Criticisms of Religions (but not of religion itself)
Literal
or Material Interpretations
Cosmological
System; or phase-epoch or coherent domain of the universe
Creation,
recurrence, karma, annihilation
Being
that is the Span of All Being… or of some inclusive range of being
Chain
of Being: God, …, Individual Soul, Element of Being
Classifications
or Typologies of Myth, Faith and Religion
1.5
CONCLUSIONS.
PROSPECTS FOR ‘JOURNEY IN BEING’
What
has been learned on The Nature of Being
The
Journey as a Whole… the Character Common to Every Being
Human
or Animal Being… as Central to Our Journey… and as an Example
INTRODUCTION… PURPOSE AND FUNCTION OF THIS SECTION
Purposes
of the Journey in Being that are narrated in the section
Illustration
of Being as Becoming or Journey
…and
Development of the Journey
The
Understanding of All Being
Mutual
Review of the Foundation and the Traditions
WHAT IS THE ‘JOURNEY IN BEING’?
BACKGROUND: HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPLORATION
Unity
in Understanding: Metaphysics and the Journey in Being
The
Traditions of Knowledge and Systems of Disciplines – emphasizing those of the
West and of India
Metaphysics
and Philosophy in Light of the Theory of Being
Metaphysics,
Philosophy and the Journey in Being
Characterizing
Metaphysics and Philosophy
Catalog
of Fundamental Problems
2.2
JOURNEY
TO THE ULTIMATE: TRANSFORMATION OF BEING
PROBLEMS OF BEING AND KNOWLEDGE RESOLVED OR
ILLUMINATED
Problems
of Being and Transformation
PROGRAM OF STUDY, CONCEPTUAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
INVESTIGATION
Ideas:
Being and Aspects of Being
The
concept and structure of the Journey in Being and its foundation
Specific
topics for further study and investigation
Development
of the concepts and terms
Structure
and relations among fundamental concepts
The
concept and demarcation of the Unspeakable or Unthinkable
The
concept of Value and the Ideal
Non-propositional
functions of language (for research plans)
Status
and Future of the Essay
Structure
of Subsequent Editions