From: "Colin Wight" <Colin.Wight-AT-aber.ac.uk> Subject: BHA: RE: DPF citation Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 16:52:26 +0100 Some things that exist, I have maintained, are > not and will > never be "existentially intransitive." Such as? To my mind even more important, > though, the upshot of all of this is that when you think about the > development of the concept, it becomes increasingly clear that it is > ambiguous to the point of allowing for importantly different > interpretations. > > I really can't believe that I have butchered Bhaskar's work in engaging in > this line of thinking! No. You are simply not following the development of the concept through his work. Hence you are trying to fit a natural science deployment into a social science category, when there is no need since the concept has been amended to fit social objects. RB is clear on this. > --- from list bhaskar-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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