Lecture 7: M Twist on plurality of methods

Lectures on Formal Analysis by M Twist

We want to call attention to the different kinds of methods that are cognates to these methods: There is a method called dialectic. There is always in dialectic an abstract general principle in virtue of which a thing is intelligible. There is an analytic method. There is always an underlying physical principle in virtue of which the thing is intelligible. By underlying I mean it’s actually the cause of the thing that you see, but you don’t actually see the cause. There is an operational method. There is always an operation of the person in virtue of which the thing is intelligible. The greek for methods is derived from the greek word for roads. It’s a good derivation; if you’re on one road you don’t see what you would see on other roads. How can we access the plurality of ways in which artists are artists? We need a method that calls attention to the plurality of methods as such. This method calls attention to the possibility of plural methods. It calls attention to the possibility of there being a multiplicity of principles. Lecture delivered on April 11th, 2014.