Thursday, October 12, 2017

Manumorphism and Logic

As has been previously discussed, the concept of a substantive originates in the object of manual grasp.  Now, from such immediate knowledge, other knowledge can be inferred.  For example, from the holding of a peapod, it can be inferred that some peas are also being held.  In other words, Manumorphism is also the original locus of Logic, the fundamental pattern of which is: If A contains B, and B contains C, then A contains C.  Likewise, for example: some Americans are Texans, some Texans are Houstonians, therefore, some Americans are Houstonians--a pattern that is clearly and unambiguously represented by Venn diagrams, and is faithful to Aristotle's interest in hierarchical classification.  However, Aristotle inverts the pattern, which converts each quantifier from Particular to Universal, and renders the relation of containment as the equivocal copula, resulting in the Barbara scheme.  He thereby abstracts both the pattern and the relation from their manumorphic origin, presenting them instead as "prior" to concrete experience.  Accordingly, Logic gets transformed from a tool to a supernatural force.

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