some definitions

[tndbay]

the dictionary has a lot of poorly written, ambiguous and even contradictory definitions for many words- especially ones that are most useful for implementing basic morality. while i'm not on about the lexicography being reportage or setting of standards dichotomy, nevertheless, i find that foam rubber hammers and elastic rulers just can't get the job done for me, so i've hacked some definitions to improve the precision and utility of the words. though it may be idiosyncratic, i require of the tools i use that they perform as required so they have to be at the least self consistent!

plz play with them and find the flaw- a single contradiction invalidates!

a valid concept is a thing of beauty. i'm not concerned about the color or style- hack away!

in no particular order:

Philosophy: Love of understanding

Metaphysics: study of the nature of existence

Consciousness: identification

Understanding: Conception of an implication or set of implications

Sanity: a metaphysical view that corresponds one to one with reality

Reality: the largest possible context of existence

Science: the systematic discovery of truth

Truth: an idea that can not be contradicted by any other implications within its context

Logic: non-contradictory identification

Language: a system of words for communicating ideas

Word: a symbol with a definition

Definition: The set of those properties or characteristics that distinguish a thing from all other things, i.e. a distinct set of implications; an identity

Symbol: A perceptual unit designating a set of implications

Thinking: manipulation of ideas

Idea: a concept or set of concepts

Concept: a set of implications

Implication: the relationship of a cause and its effect

Label: to establish a symbol - or- the perceptual token for an idea or concept

Money: a commodity that has special utility as a token of wealth

Wealth: transferible values

Ownership: claim of exclusive control of a property

Property: a characteristic of something- or- a thing that is owned

Right: fundamental value, sine qua non

Humor: the art of assembling contradictory elements into an apparently consistent entity

Joke: an idea that appears self-consistent until enlargement of the context reveals a contradiction

Art: the confection of symbols into a nonverbal concept

Beauty: The degree of consistency among observed implications

[Michael Stuart Kelly]

I moved this from "Articles." It actually should be in a section called "Chewing on Definitions."

Michael