From Stanley Cavell's "Existentialism and Analytical Philosophy" in Themes Out of School
"the term philosophy can refer either to a body of propositions supposed to comprise knowledge of some sort, or else to a mode of life, and that analyitical philosophy is an example of the former and existentialism an example of the latter." (p.220)
"a body of knowledge or a mode of life." (p.221)
"it is one of Kierkegaard's and Nietzsche's best discoveries - or rediscoveries - that knowledge itself exacts a mode of life." (p.222)
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Matthew,
The word "real" in real knowledge creates trouble. Of course we all want our knowledge to be the real knowledge but what is the neutral way to verify that? Different people will assess the changes in their own or in others' mode of life differently. Certainly Nietzsche didn't seem to be a very happy guy.
The book is finished and it is being released on integralworld.net, one chapter every two weeks or so.
Maybe you could elaborate on how your knowledge of systems theory shows you flaws in the part about holons.
Mark Edwards and I discuss systems theory in our exchange at integralworld.net. You probably know more about it than I do, maybe you have some comments.
I could tell you what books have been important to me, but they may not be what you need to read right now. They are listed in my blogger profile. Noam Chomsky's political writings; Richard Rorty's philosophy; Nelson Goodman's Ways of Worldmaking. Maybe you'd like (or already know of) Morris Berman's Reenchantment of the World, he was greatly influenced by Bateson, who you seem to know.
Thanks for the encouragement,
Jeff
PS: Nice pictures of flowers.
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