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diff --git a/essays/propositional_vibration.tex b/essays/propositional_vibration.tex index 9df1a7f..5750f8d 100644 --- a/essays/propositional_vibration.tex +++ b/essays/propositional_vibration.tex @@ -137,20 +137,7 @@ SPV notation, the "range" of the "variable" will be that of conventional logic. You cannot write '\cubeframe' for '$x$' in the statement matrix '$x=\cubeframe$'. -We must now elucidate at considerable length the uniqué properties of -SPV. When the reader sees an SPV figure, past perceptual training will cause -him to impute one or the other orientation to it. This phenomenon is not a -mere convention in the sense in which new terminology is a convention. -There are already two clear-cut possibilities. Their reality is entirely mental; -the external, ink-on-paper aspect does not change in any manner whatever. -The change that can occur is completely and inherently subjective and -mental. By mental effort, the reader can consciously control the orientation. -If he does, involuntary vibrations will occur because of neural noise or -attention lapses. The reader can also refrain from control and accept -whatever appears. In this case, when the figure is used as a notation, -vibrations may occur because of a preference for one meaning over the -other. Thus, a deliberate vibration, an involuntary vibration, and an -indifferent vibration are three distinct possibilities. +We must now elucidate at considerable length the uniqu\'e properties of SPV. When the reader sees an SPV figure, past perceptual training will cause him to impute one or the other orientation to it. This phenomenon is not a mere convention in the sense in which new terminology is a convention. There are already two clear-cut possibilities. Their reality is entirely mental; the external, ink-on-paper aspect does not change in any manner whatever. The change that can occur is completely and inherently subjective and mental. By mental effort, the reader can consciously control the orientation. If he does, involuntary vibrations will occur because of neural noise or attention lapses. The reader can also refrain from control and accept whatever appears. In this case, when the figure is used as a notation, vibrations may occur because of a preference for one meaning over the other. Thus, a deliberate vibration, an involuntary vibration, and an indifferent vibration are three distinct possibilities. What we have done is to give meanings to the two pre-existing perceptual possibilities. In order to read a proposition containing an SPV |