Re: Metaphysics

From: Alex Ferguson <abf_at_cs.ucc.ie>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 13:54:10 +0100 (BST)


Kmnellist:
> All of these things could be applied to Glorantha, but since Glorantha is
> part of the Real World (in that it exists in the minds of real world people)
> then the metaphysics of the real world in some way include or contain the
> metaphysics of Glorantha. This argument obviously leads the metaphysics of
> the real world more interesting because they include Glorantha as merely one
> part of the overall scheme. My reasoning is probably wrong here, but *I* know
> what I am trying to get at. Pretty Off Topic though. On Topic: some writing
> on philosophy is pretty obscure and could easily be nicked and used as
> forbidden godlearner texts (by addin a few Gloranthan references) concealing
> important scenario hooks by the enterprising GM.

I essentially agree with that. My concern is more to do with people who seem to want to insist that the metaphysics of Glorantha are fully understandable in terms of the physics (in the broadest sense) of the RW, as opposed to its metaphysics.


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