"Man Gave Names To All the Animals" (A Bob Dylan Song)
Well my internet is back... but very slow and on a completely different note Joseph De Maistre is Awesome!
So is, "God and Society: An Essay on the Generative Principle of Political Constitutions and other Human Institutions" which he wrote.
Here is some fodder for thought:
Maistre says:
"God calls Himself I AM, and every creature call itself I am that. The name of a spiritual being is necessarily relative to its action, which is its distinctive quality. ... Have men, formed in God's image, found a more solemn way to reward victors in battle than by giving them a new name, the most honorable of all in human estimation, that of the vanquished nation? Each time that a man's life is supposed to change and take on a new character, thus often does he receive a new name. This is true in baptism, confirmation, enlistment of soldiers, entrance into a religious order, liberation of slaves, etc. In a word, the name of every being explains what he is, and there is nothing arbitarary about it. The common expression, he has a name, he doesn't have a name, is quite true and expressive. No man may be ranked among those who in the time of assembly were called by name unless his family is marked by a sign which distinguishes it from all others." (70-71)
~ awesome (Honorific Title: Jaquith for "Inspiring Awe") SEAN (Surname: Celtic for "John" or "God's Grace"; John is Herbrew for "the Lord is Gracious") FRANCIS (Baptismal Name: Latin for "Frenchman" or "Free (man)" ) MICHAEL (Confirmation Name: Hebrew for "Who is Like God") McNally (Familial Name: Celtic, meaning literaly "The Son of Nally" Also: "The Son of a Poor Man" or "The Son of the King")
A.S. I only wish Ockham felt this way...
A.A.S. Domenic I am writing my Scotus paper on Individuation and my Ockham paper on Universals, so I can answer your quandry in full over Thanksgiving... the short answer is ... you know what, the short answer is complicated (this aspect is Scotus) and a pile of poopie (this aspect is Ockham).
A.A.A.S. Davy did you ever get your gift?
A.A.A.A.S. Speaking of names, "NADE!!!!" LOL! That one gets me everytime! Ha!
So is, "God and Society: An Essay on the Generative Principle of Political Constitutions and other Human Institutions" which he wrote.
Here is some fodder for thought:
Maistre says:"God calls Himself I AM, and every creature call itself I am that. The name of a spiritual being is necessarily relative to its action, which is its distinctive quality. ... Have men, formed in God's image, found a more solemn way to reward victors in battle than by giving them a new name, the most honorable of all in human estimation, that of the vanquished nation? Each time that a man's life is supposed to change and take on a new character, thus often does he receive a new name. This is true in baptism, confirmation, enlistment of soldiers, entrance into a religious order, liberation of slaves, etc. In a word, the name of every being explains what he is, and there is nothing arbitarary about it. The common expression, he has a name, he doesn't have a name, is quite true and expressive. No man may be ranked among those who in the time of assembly were called by name unless his family is marked by a sign which distinguishes it from all others." (70-71)
~ awesome (Honorific Title: Jaquith for "Inspiring Awe") SEAN (Surname: Celtic for "John" or "God's Grace"; John is Herbrew for "the Lord is Gracious") FRANCIS (Baptismal Name: Latin for "Frenchman" or "Free (man)" ) MICHAEL (Confirmation Name: Hebrew for "Who is Like God") McNally (Familial Name: Celtic, meaning literaly "The Son of Nally" Also: "The Son of a Poor Man" or "The Son of the King")
A.S. I only wish Ockham felt this way...
A.A.S. Domenic I am writing my Scotus paper on Individuation and my Ockham paper on Universals, so I can answer your quandry in full over Thanksgiving... the short answer is ... you know what, the short answer is complicated (this aspect is Scotus) and a pile of poopie (this aspect is Ockham).
A.A.A.S. Davy did you ever get your gift?
A.A.A.A.S. Speaking of names, "NADE!!!!" LOL! That one gets me everytime! Ha!
posted by Awesome Sean at
7:50 AM
2 Comments:
Right until that last awesome script I thought I was going to avoid mention.
d-amn.
Excellent paper topic choice, Sean. I look forward to discovering Scotus and company's take on hoovooloos.
A.S.
My main source on individuation is holier than yours.
A.A.S.
The Dominicans are smarter than the Franciscans.
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