Friday, January 24, 2014

Externalization and External Relations

Entailed in Russell's theory of External Relations is a denial of the Hegelian thesis that interpersonal associations are necessary moments in the development of a universal Logos.  So, even while he and Whitehead are collaborating to reveal the inherent Logical structure of Mathematics, that relation is as accidental a happenstance as would have been their being neighbors, unaware of the existence of each other.  So, the theory of External Relations lacks the capacity to distinguish the Moral process of concomitant Externalizations, i. e. respectful Communication, that dynamically constitutes their specific External Relation. The theory, thus, lacks the capacity to even consider that their Logicization of Mathematics is, likewise, a brilliant construction, rather than a making visible an eternal Logos that is a rival to Hegel's.  Or, perhaps, Russell might prefer to avoid considering that Principia Mathematica demonstrates the application of a useful tool, rather than reveals a universal truth.

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