J functions are also about relations, differences. Why are relations and differences interchangeable here? Because any two different things are intrinsically related in some way that can be named.
I like to use the word "comparison" as well.
Now what I believe is that when difference is registered "using" the T function, one does not learn anything about the nature of the relation between the two entities. The difference is arbitrary and simply given a name. An F function, on the other hand, registers very subtle differences, thus being capable of grasping the exact nature of the relation, capable of breaking up the relation into it's meaningful parts.
Now... There is a certain context in which an understanding of a large, arbitrary difference turns into an understanding of small, meaningful differences. This happens when the person takes two entities that are different in many respects and then finds all of the intermediate entities via which the first entity can morph into the second by means of small changes.
This story seems to be related to the + and - aspects of functions somehow. Positing any two specific "S" entities means that the arbitrary "T" relation appears by itself. Taking a specific "S" entity and changing it in a subtle "F" way produces a new "S" entity. S produces T, F produces S. "Produces" is the "left is +, right is -" relation.
Last edited by labcoat; 03-18-2010 at 12:39 AM.
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