3.3 |
BOTH TOGETHER |
3.3.1 |
TWO FUNDAMENTAL SYMBOLS |
From a purely
presentative point of view the supreme
being is a
primary thing among primary
things with only
neutral
catenated predicates which may or
may not exist in reality. From a symbolic point of view
the all-ananic
(if it exists) or the image of the all-ananic (if the all-ananic itself
does not exist) represents the highest of highest, that is, normative
supremeness. Logically speaking, we do not need the image of an
all-neutral being to represent the system of
values based on the
ananorm. Yet, the distinction
between what the supreme being is and what it represents is
so small, and the relationship between the thing proper and the matter
symbolized so direct, that the all-ananic cannot be considered a kind of
symbol like all other kinds of symbol. It is a fundamental symbol
which can be straightforwardly deduced, given our basic
neutral-inclusive premises. It
forms part of a fundamental symbolism and as such also contributes to the
intelligibility of the presentative system of neutral-inclusive
values.
When comparing its presentative with its
representative significance, the
position of the all-nanaic is not in every
respect the same as that of the all-ananic. Unlike the all-ananic,
the all-nanaic unites countless
(nanaic) primary things
that did, do and will exist in reality. Among them are human
beings and other primary things which are as concrete as human
beings themselves. For the rest, however, the all-nanaic's
position is the same. Its image is, logically speaking, not
necessary either, but also here the distinction between what it
is and what it represents is so small, and the relationship so
direct, that the all-nanaic has to be regarded as a fundamental
symbol of neutral and inclusive thought as well.
On the fundamental model the two principal beings are
reasoned combinations of primary or
secondary things with a
unique, inherent significance; on the symbolic model these
principal beings derive their significance from their
representation of neutrality proper and neutral-directedness
respectively. It is in this way that the all-ananic as the supreme symbol
of perfect neutrality and the all-nanaic as the universal symbol
of neutral-directedness make it possible to bridge the gap
between fundamental and symbolic neutralism.
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