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Acronyms and symbols used in the Comparison of Reviewer's own Assumptions:

 DQ  - Dynamic Quality
 OGC  - One Global Context
 OGT  - One Global Truth
 SOM  - Subject-Object Metaphysics
 SQ  - Static Quality

Comparison of Reviewer's own Assumptions and Buridan's Assumptions:

n/a means that our compared list of assumptions makes no comparable assumption.

Buridan's Assumptions Reviewer's Assumptions Comments/Comparison
substance exists

reality exists:

  • both actual reality
    • known
    • unknown
  • and nonactual reality
SOM reality is a tiny physical subset of reality's known actual part
nonsubstance does not exist unknown actual reality exists;
nonactuality exists		 SOM's subjective realm exists and SOM's unknown exists
classical objects are substantial and exist quantum models exist

ideal classical objects do not exist;
ideal classical objects are ideally:

  • separable,
  • isolable,
  • individuistic,
  • unilaterally observable, and
  • stable, etc.

reality's quantum models (quantons) are, in general, none of these. See our obsfect definition.

classical objects possess attributes or properties quantum models interrelate; quantum models' interrelationships define them reality's quantons are in interrelationships; a quanton's interrelationships define it
truth value may be assessed only by propositions which exist
  • for every bivalent, either/or classical proposition there are an infinity of contexts with a truth value of true
  • for every bivalent, either/or classical proposition there are an infinity of contexts with a truth value of false
  • for every bivalent, both/and classical proposition there are an infinity of context pairs, each pair with a truth value of both true and false
  • for every infinite-valued, fuzzy classical proposition there are an infinity of contexts with a truth value of continuum(false,true)
  • for every quantum proposition there are an infinity of omnicoherent, omnimensional, omnicontexts with omnivalent (non-syllogistic, included-middle) truth value
here we see quantum reality's many truths, many contexts and many concomitant, included-middle logics, vis-à-vis SOM reality's OGT, OGC, and a single syllogistic logic
truth may take only three values:
true, false, mu
bivalent both/and logic exists;
infinite-value (fuzzy) logic exists;
omnivalent (quantonic) logic exists		 here we see quantum reality's many truths, many contexts and many concomitant logics vis-à-vis SOM reality's OGT, OGC, and a single syllogistic logic
propositions may exist or not exist and may alternate existence in time all propositions may exhibit quantum-logical truth value in some quantum reality context(s) here we see quantum reality's many truths...
proposition meaning may change upon change of conventional global context all propositions may exhibit an infinite variety of quantum-logical truth values in an infinite variety of quantum reality context(s) here we see quantum reality's many truths...
equiform propositions differ only when their truth conditions differ n/a
equiform propositions may not be true and false simultaneously (e.g., p. 47 - parity, universality) bivalent both/and logic exists;
infinite-value (fuzzy) logic exists;
omnivalent (quantonic) logic exists		 here we see quantum reality's many truths...
propositions which exist include terms whose suppositions stand for substance, objects, object properties, personal suppositions, or material suppositions all quantum-logical propositions describe quantum-logical interrelationships among quantons (i.e., quantum models)
truth value is either true or false truth may change continuously quantum flux imposes at least a Planck rate potential for change of quanton interrelationships (potentially faster assuming quanton changes are not synchronous to Planck's frequency)
true premises never entail a false conclusion bivalent both/and logic exists;
infinite-value (fuzzy) logic exists;
omnivalent (quantonic) logic exists		 here we see quantum reality's many truths...
contexts exist an infinity of concurrent contexts exist SOM assumes multiple contexts, but only one conventional context may be used for truth value assessment at one time; quantum reality assumes an infinity of contexts in concurrent existence
selected context is conventional, established by both consensus and propositions under evaluation n/a SOM's OGC...
once selected, a context becomes global for propositions and entailments under evaluation n/a SOM's OGC...

a proposition is:

  • consistent if its truth value recurs in SOM's global context
  • inconsistent if its truth value changes in SOM's global context
for every quantum proposition there are an infinity of omnicoherent, omnimensional, omnicontexts with omnivalent truth value
an inconsistent proposition's truth value is false bivalent both/and logic exists;
infinite-value (fuzzy) logic exists;
omnivalent (quantonic) logic exists
every true proposition is contextually consistent for every quantum proposition there are an infinity of omnicoherent, omnimensional, omnicontexts with omnivalent truth value
self-contradictory propositions are false n/a any contradiction in general quantum logic implies a context of a proposition needs expansion
self-contradictory propositions appear both true and false simultaneously n/a
self-referent propositions exist n/a
non-self-referent propositions exist n/a

sophisms exist

  • sophisms are self-referential propositions
  • some sophisms are directly self-referential
  • some sophisms are indirectly self-referential
  • some sophisms are paradoxical
  • some sophisms are contextually inconsistent
n/a
paradox arises only if we can prove a proposition false, then it follows that a proposition is true n/a any contradiction in general quantum logic implies a context of a proposition needs expansion

dialecticians may declare certain concepts non-existent, for example:

  • chimeras (p. 15)
  • a proposition whose suppositions stand for nothing
  • empty subclasses of object categories
n/a in quantum reality all is possible; no concept is absurd or unreasonable
dialecticians may declare certain results of propositions absurd, for example:
- see discussion on signification on p. 13		 n/a in quantum reality all is possible; no concept is absurd or unreasonable

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classical syllogistic logic exists quantum logic exists axioms which attend this statement are almost unfathomable; we have a long way to go here
classical logical reality is closed our best current model of reality is quantum reality it is your reviewer's conjecture that both quantum reality and thus quantum logic are open
truth is absolute change is absolute;
truth is relative;
truth may change continuously		 flux is crux
tautologies exist n/a classical tautologies in a classical reality, when viewed from that classical reality immersed (subsumed) in quantum reality, may appear as sophisms (i.e., quantum flux may change any terms of any propositions continuously)
change is analytic in classical time flux quantizes change in quantum reality integration of quantized change, or flux loop counts provide an illusion of time flow
truth presides over change change presides over substance and truth (flux is crux) a la Pirsig, change (a metaphor of DQ) is reality's first good; truth (one type of SQ) is reality's second good
'is' represents an ideal 'equals' n/a in general, quantons may change faster than Planck's rate, so any given quanton may not even be 'equal' to itself from Planck instant to Planck instant; more complex quanton are more likely to change from instant to instant

classical schisms:

  • mind-body,
  • subject-object,
  • nonsubstance-substance,
  • nonexistensial-existensial
n/a quantum reality replaces SOM's idea of schism with a quantum meme of unified quantum cohesive networks of locally autonomous complementary interrelationships
SOM's domain of substance/existence is its domain of reason quantum reality is a domain of reason

SOM's domain of reason is:

  • SOM's domain of the truth
  • SOM's domain of dialectic convention
  • SOM's domain of chosen exclusive context

a quantum domain of reason is:

  • a domain of change
  • many contexts
  • many truths
conventional SOM classical assumptions are adequate for practicing SOM's dialectical art n/a
SOM's domain of chosen exclusive context does not change during proposition assessment n/a a quantum domain may change as often as Planck's rate
Buridan's Assumptions Reviewer's Quantum Assumptions Comments/Comparison
SOM's domain of chosen exclusive context does not affect proposition terms during assessment quantum models interrelate quantons may experience changes in interrelationships as often as Planck's rate

SOM's domain of chosen exclusive context is separate from proposition terms during assessment:

  • SOM's domain of chosen exclusive context does not:
    • cohere,
    • commingle,
    • interpenetrate,
    • interact, nor
    • interrelate with proposition terms, or their ultimate significates during assessment

SOM logic is lisr, stoppable, bivalent, unilateral, 1-1 correspondent, etc. All are problematic in quantum reality. Doug - 14Feb2007.

quantum truth value is islandic-local and nondistributive and dependent on up to omni quantum~simultaneous possibilities of (see more recent c. 2004-2007 QELR of phase):

  • omnicoherence
  • omniconcurrence
  • omnicontextuality
  • omnimensionality
  • omnilateral, omniobservability
  • omnivalence

In Quantonics quantum reality's 'logic' is coquecigrues. Coquecigrues is self~other~referent~quantum~sophism. It is everywhere~included~middle~associative. See our What are Sophisms? page.

substance is changeless except for analytic motion in space-time substance may change continuously (at a Planck rate) usually 'continuously' has a SOM analytic interpretation; here we intend a semantic of a quantized continuum
substance pre-exists actuality arises from nonactuality and to complete this level of flux, actuality demises to nonactuality

substance arranges itself into objects that are:

  • isolable (analytic)
  • separable (analytic)
  • individuistic (analytic)
  • integrable (synthetic)
    • note: non-gestalt
    • note: non-quantum
  • classifiable:
    • by category, and
    • are identical when their:
      • objective category is identical
      • objective properties are identical
      • note: subjective categories and properties do not exist
      • note: nonactual categories and properties do not exist
  • observable:
    • unilaterally (objects do not co-observe their observer(s); see obsfect)
  • stable:
    • do not move under observation
    • do not change under observation
    • note: interactions and interrelationships do not exist
    • note: synergy does not exist
n/a

see A Map of a New Reality

in general, quantum models are:

  • nonactual (unlatched), or
  • actual (latched)
  • nonisolable
  • nonseparable
  • nonindividuistic
  • interpenetrating
  • co-within
  • coherence capable
  • omnilaterally observable
  • changeable at a Planck rate
  • non-identical

SOM reality is a special, contrived and very limited case of quantum reality

n/a

coherence exists as quantum phenomena and minimally manifests quatrotomously:

  • coherence,
  • decoherence,
  • partial coherence, and
  • isocoherence
 See our Quanton Complementary Interrelationships
n/a quantum truth value is islandic-local and often nondistributive, noncommutative, nonfactorizable, and dependent on up to omni-possibilities  quantum reality is an omneity
n/a existence is an infinity of contexts  
n/a existence is a quantum stage  See our quantum stage stairways

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