Two Good Reasons

[thomas kyhn rovsing hjoernet]

On 21/02/03 21:45, "prozak at anus.com" <prozak at anus.com> wrote:

> 
>>>>> > >> > How do you tell that a ³metaphysical expression² is being
>>>>> communicated?
>>> > > 
>>> > > Metaphysics is within the realm of art, at least as I see it, and
>>> > > thus any art which addresses something more than surface (aesthetics,
>>> > > dogma, socialization) communicates at this level.
>> > 
>> > 1 - But how would you know that an instance of communication is taking
>> place at
>> > a metaphysical level rather than at sign level? 2 - And how can you know of
>> such
>> > a metaphysical level in the first place?
> 
> 1 - look at its usage
> 
And when you¹re looking at the usage (whose?) of a particular instance of
communication then what? How does it qualify as being ³metaphysical²? How is
it distinguished from other ³levels² of communication?
> 
> 2 - look at art's historical usage

How do you deduce a ³metaphysical level of communication² from the
historical usage of art?
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