File spoon-archives/heidegger.archive/heidegger_1998/heidegger.9809, message 59


From: GBORGERSON-AT-delphi.com
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 19:13:04 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Meaning


Dear Micheal,

	Thanks for continuing to challage me to clarify my concepts on
this while we wait for Micheal E to wiegh in on this.

	What I'm trying to get at when I say personal meaning is a little
of both senses of personal. That is, the phenomenon is experienced by the
individual and it has a special significance. For instance I see a 
chrysanthemum and tears comes to my eyes because it reminds me of my
deceased brother. Now this is a personal experience as most people don't
think of my brother when they see this particular flower in this particular
color. SO this is the kind of experience I'm talking about.
	It seems that what you are saying is that this flower is language.
In that case it would be a very personal sort of language. 
	I have to say that I'm with Henry on interpretation
	I think that the issue I'm struggling with 

	My machine is going nuts, 
	The issue I'm struugling with has to do with the balance between
the personal and the cultural, the individual and the social and what's
left of the individual.

	so keep keep at me until I get a handle on this thing.

thanks,
greg


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