Responding to Leo Minnigh in LO27820 --
Leo writes (in part):
>So maybe it is of too much focussing on wholeness that I perceive the
>following picture. If 'wholeness' is ONE of the seven E's, wholeness is
>impaired - not complete, and thus NOT wholeness. Unless wholeness INCLUDES
>the other six E's and that means that wholeness must be on an other level.
>However, I realise fully that wholeness is one of the seven. So could
>wholeness - if it is realy wholeness - includes itself?
Hmm. I'm no great thinker and I don't pretend for a minute to grasp the
seven Es but I don't think their own "wholeness" could be one of them,
although the more general notion of wholeness certainly might. To my way
of thinking, wholeness of anything consists of the parts AND their
relationships. The parts are members of one class of things and their
relationships are members of another. Thus, the Es are members of one
class and the relationships between and among them belong to another.
The wholeness of the Es would consist of the Es and the set of
relationships between and among them. That set is a separate concept or
construct, to be sure, but it is not of the same class as the Es and so
cannot be added to them as another element of the same kind.
On the other hand, "wholeness" could itself be a member of class to which
the other Es could also belong. This, I believe, is the case; wholeness
being one of the seven Es or essentialities of creativity. In this case,
the E that is wholeness does not apply to the seven Es or to itself,
although it could well apply to any one of the other six.
Does this make sense or am I muddying the waters? I'm sure At will clear
things up for us all.
Regards,
Fred Nickols
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