Distinction (philosophy)
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For Pierre Bourdieu
's book, Distinction, see La distinction
.
Distinction, the fundamental philosophical abstraction
, involves the recognition of difference.
Cybernetics
deals with the rational paradox of self-reference
by distinguishing it from hetero-reference in the abstract distinction. Prefacing the distinction comes the 'proemial relation
' (a term coined by Gotthard Gunther
in his 1970 paper "Cognition and Volition") between subjectivity
and profundity which, by the mark of distinction, become distinguished.
George Spencer-Brown's calculus of indication (see the Laws of Form
) starts with the injunction "Draw a distinction". The consequences of this primordial actuality include all given dimensionality and time
.
Pierre Bourdieu
Pierre Bourdieu was a French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher.Starting from the role of economic capital for social positioning, Bourdieu pioneered investigative frameworks and terminologies such as cultural, social, and symbolic capital, and the concepts of habitus, field or location,...
's book, Distinction, see La distinction
La Distinction
La Distinction is a book by French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu , based on Bourdieu's empirical research on French culture. Taken from studies conducted by Bourdieu in 1963 and concluded in 1967-68, the book was originally published in France in 1979...
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Distinction, the fundamental philosophical abstraction
Abstraction
Abstraction is a process by which higher concepts are derived from the usage and classification of literal concepts, first principles, or other methods....
, involves the recognition of difference.
Cybernetics
Cybernetics
Cybernetics is the interdisciplinary study of the structure of regulatory systems. Cybernetics is closely related to information theory, control theory and systems theory, at least in its first-order form...
deals with the rational paradox of self-reference
Self-reference
Self-reference occurs in natural or formal languages when a sentence or formula refers to itself. The reference may be expressed either directly—through some intermediate sentence or formula—or by means of some encoding...
by distinguishing it from hetero-reference in the abstract distinction. Prefacing the distinction comes the 'proemial relation
Proemial relation
Gotthard Gunther introduced the term proemial relation in his 1970 paper "Cognition and Volition". Meaning "to preface", it specifically refers to the intercoherence of subject and object. Subject and object arise together...
' (a term coined by Gotthard Gunther
Gotthard Günther
Gotthard Günther , was a German philosopher.- Biography :...
in his 1970 paper "Cognition and Volition") between subjectivity
Subjectivity
Subjectivity refers to the subject and his or her perspective, feelings, beliefs, and desires. In philosophy, the term is usually contrasted with objectivity.-Qualia:...
and profundity which, by the mark of distinction, become distinguished.
George Spencer-Brown's calculus of indication (see the Laws of Form
Laws of Form
Laws of Form is a book by G. Spencer-Brown, published in 1969, that straddles the boundary between mathematics and philosophy...
) starts with the injunction "Draw a distinction". The consequences of this primordial actuality include all given dimensionality and time
Time
Time is a part of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change such as the motions of objects....
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