Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 XC
[Intersections contain two co-oppositions.
Four co-opposed termini intersect in actuality, forming a key image in Jungian psychology: the mandala.]
07/12/19
07/11/19
Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 XB
[I proposed three intersecting nested forms so far:
- The message underlying the word ‘religion’
- The tension between ‘me recognizing myself as created in the image of God’ and ‘my human nature is to participate in divine nature’
- The thought experiment where ‘I choose something’
The last two derive from two-level intersections.]
07/10/19
Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 XA
Summary of text [comment] pages 86 and 87
[The intersecting nested form stimulates social construction.
A single actuality is produced by the intersection of two nested forms, one vertical (tending to be more visible, yet immaterial) and one horizontal (tending to be more hidden, yet material).]
07/9/19
Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 WZ
[I proposed 2 two-level interscopes so far:
- The psychology of the person created in the image of God
- The thought experiment where ‘I choose something’
The concept of co-oppositions first appears with this model.]
07/8/19
Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 WY
[The two-level interscope coheres to the idea of sensible construction.
This interscope occupies only the content and situation levels.]
07/5/19
Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 WX
[When the two-level interscope fails in some fashion, the two actualities may combine into one contradiction-filled actuality.
Thus, the two-level interscope and the intersection may transform into one another.]
07/3/19
Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 WV
Summary of text [comment] pages 86 and 87
[Let me review, again.
I have discussed two types of models, so far.
Both rely on the category-based nested form.
One is the two-level interscope, composed of category-based nested forms on the content and situation levels.
The other is the intersection, composed when two category-based nested forms contribute to one actuality.]
07/2/19
Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 WU
[The two-level interscope and the intersecting nested forms helps to formulate answers.
The thought experiment of ‘I choose something’ provides a useful model.
The two-level interscope coheres to the idea of sensible construction.
The intersecting nested forms stimulate the idea of social construction.]
07/1/19
Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 WT
Summary of text [comment] pages 86 and 87
Schoonenberg recounted various heresies that seized upon some aspect of the heart, to the exclusion of others.
The Church struggled for balance among apparently disparate and unrelated issues.
Freedom, bondage, obligation, words, responsibility, thoughts, and deeds were related.
But how?
06/28/19
Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 WS
[In the gnostic paradigm, secret knowledge may alter the fate of a person. Secret incantations permit the soul to perform the proper actions in order to return to the source.
Can I, seat of choice3V, compare to someone who holds secret knowledge?
Or does the acquisition of secret knowledge compare to a thought experiment3H?]