@Reconstructo,
Turingequivalent wrote
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Which categories do you commit to, and why?
1= Matter.
2 = Form in matter.
3 = Abstract form.
4 = Essence.
These 4 categories of knowledge dress onto one another
The first 2 categories deal with fact, something all observers can see for themselves. The 3rd gets us on speculative ground and can be divisive, and the 4th category is purely individual.
An example
MATTER = A Man.
FORM IN MATTER = He is a strongman.
ABSTRACT FORM = When we seperate the "form" from "matter", in this example it would be "strength". Abstract form is when we talk about something unconnected to any particular object.
ESSENCE = In this instance, this is something that constitutes the notion of strength to me.
In the first 2 categories we are all in agreement, the 3rd category starts to seperate opinions and by the time we analyse the 4th category, its possible that we all have entirely seperate conclusions.
The first 2 are objective, the second 2 subjective. Something for us to keep in mind when we are trying to prove our point through philosophy.