Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 ZE
Summary of text [comment] page 88
[Let me reconsider a natural analogy:
With a light source, ‘I see something’.
As before, there are two actualities: ‘I see’ and ‘the something that I see’.]
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Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 ZB
Summary of text [comment] page 88
[Given these two nested forms, there are several ways to bring them into relation, including intersection or interscope. Here are two ways to do that.]
09/24/19
Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 ZA
[One may dispute these nested formulations. Perhaps, one can claim that the thought experiment should be left out of the picture. However, to me, that runs against a key observation: Choice and the something that can be chosen are two independent actualities.
So, the thought experiment where ‘I choose something’ became a model.
This is not the only way to approach Schoonenberg’s difficult and condensed text. It is the route that I explored.]
09/23/19
Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 YZ
Summary of text [comment] page 88
[Here are the two nested forms:
‘I, seat of choice3’ brings ‘my choice2’ into relation to the ‘possibilities inherent in something1’.
‘The thought experiment3’ brings ‘something2’ into relation to ‘the possibilities inherent in me1.]
09/20/19
Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 YY
[The thought experiment defines the normal context on the content level of two interscoping nested forms.
I, seat of choice, defines the normal context on the situation level of two interscoping nested forms.]
09/19/19
Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 YX
[What did I find?
Two actualities were evident: the event of the choice2 and the actuality of something2.
Two actualities implied two nested forms: I choose something and a thought experiment where something forms in my mind. The former goes with the event. The latter goes with the actuality of something.
Thus, the idea of ‘I choose something’ became the thought experiment where ‘I choose something’.]
09/18/19
Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 YW
Summary of text [comment] page 88
[The title of section 3 of chapter 2 is The Inclination to Evil.
But, Schoonenberg’s real topic is freedom.
My challenge was to examine this topic using nested forms.
So, I began my nested analysis the idea of ‘I choose something’.]
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