Trees and Open Grass Are Good Habitats for Partridges. "An Exploration Which Phaedrus Saw As The Mountains Of The Spirit."
“ I want to talk now about Phædrus’ exploration into the meaning of the term Quality, an exploration which he saw as a route through the mountains of the spirit. As best I can puzzle it out, there were two distinct phases. … The second phase emerged as a result of normal intellectual criticism of his lack of definition of what he was talking about. In this phase he made systematic, rigid statements about what Quality is, and worked out an enormous hierarchic structure of thought to support them. He literally had to move heaven and earth to arrive at this systematic understanding and when he was done felt he’d achieved an explanation of existence and our consciousness of it better than any that had existed before. .. If it was truly a new route over the mountain it’s certainly a needed one. [After a page explaining need to repair centuries of "Philosophical Erosion" the Narrator hears a sound.] A whirr sounds and a partridge disappears through the trees. . "Did you see it?" says Chris. .. "Yes," I say back. .. "What was it?" . "A partridge." .. "How do you know?" .. "They rock back and forth like that when they fly," I say. I’m not sure of this but it sounds right. "They stay close to the ground too." .. “
Upper Cottonwood Canyon, Gallatin National Forest, MT Is the partridge "spirit" metaphor? Early in my search for possible climb routes that fit the Narrator's descriptions, I thought a left turn off the main trail here, WayPt N+C 06, could likely be a Narrator's route. Going up here would have: 1) a very steep part, 2) "flat spot/knoll, protruding from the side of the mountain.“, a "ridge with knolls", and 3) would fits the next morning's Narrative where " still have a lot of climbing to do“. Similar arguments also would app y to a left turn ahead at N+C 08. But further study shows both these alternates as unsatisfactory. For example, both these places would not really lead thru a major canyon with a visible trail, as is implied by the Narrator. Also this WayPt is some 2.5 miles from DeWeese's and turning up the slope here, would put the Narrator's time for "lunch 1/2 way up" too soon. Despite this, I show on my map, two these two alternate climb routes: N+C 50 to 61 and N+C 70 to 100. With important exceptions, these alternates have many successful fits to the Narrator's descriptions.
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(Photo = Summer2006 0144 ...... ZMM Page = 167 to 169 ...... Photo simulate WayPt = N+C 05)
![Trees and Open Grass Are Good Habitats for Partridges. "An Exploration Which Phaedrus Saw As The Mountains Of The Spirit." “ I want to talk now about Phædrus’ exploration into the meaning of the term Quality, an exploration which he saw as a route through the mountains of the spirit. As best I can puzzle it out, there were two distinct phases. … The second phase emerged as a result of normal intellectual criticism of his lack of definition of what he was talking about. In this phase he made systematic, rigid statements about what Quality is, and worked out an enormous hierarchic structure of thought to support them. He literally had to move heaven and earth to arrive at this systematic understanding and when he was done felt he’d achieved an explanation of existence and our consciousness of it better than any that had existed before. .. If it was truly a new route over the mountain it’s certainly a needed one. [After a page explaining need to repair centuries of "Philosophical Erosion" the Narrator hears a sound.] A whirr sounds and a partridge disappears through the trees. . "Did you see it?" says Chris. .. "Yes," I say back. .. "What was it?" . "A partridge." .. "How do you know?" .. "They rock back and forth like that when they fly," I say. I’m not sure of this but it sounds right. "They stay close to the ground too." .. “ Upper Cottonwood Canyon, Gallatin National Forest, MT Is the partridge "spirit" metaphor? Early in my search for possible climb routes that fit the Narrator's descriptions, I thought a left turn off the main trail here, WayPt N+C 06, could likely be a Narrator's route. Going up here would have: 1) a very steep part, 2) "flat spot/knoll, protruding from the side of the mountain.“, a "ridge with knolls", and 3) would fits the next morning's Narrative where " still have a lot of climbing to do“. Similar arguments also would app y to a left turn ahead at N+C 08. But further study shows both these alternates as unsatisfactory. For example, both these places would not really lead thru a major canyon with a visible trail, as is implied by the Narrator. Also this WayPt is some 2.5 miles from DeWeese's and turning up the slope here, would put the Narrator's time for "lunch 1/2 way up" too soon. Despite this, I show on my map, two these two alternate climb routes: N+C 50 to 61 and N+C 70 to 100. With important exceptions, these alternates have many successful fits to the Narrator's descriptions. ************************************ (Photo = Summer2006 0144 ...... ZMM Page = 167 to 169 ...... Photo simulate WayPt = N+C 05)](http://ww2.usca.edu/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/gallery/albums/album08/DSC_0144.sized.jpg "Trees and Open Grass Are Good Habitats for Partridges. \"An Exploration Which Phaedrus Saw As The Mountains Of The Spirit.\" “ I want to talk now about Phædrus’ exploration into the meaning of the term Quality, an exploration which he saw as a route through the mountains of the spirit. As best I can puzzle it out, there were two distinct phases. … The second phase emerged as a result of normal intellectual criticism of his lack of definition of what he was talking about. In this phase he made systematic, rigid statements about what Quality is, and worked out an enormous hierarchic structure of thought to support them. He literally had to move heaven and earth to arrive at this systematic understanding and when he was done felt he’d achieved an explanation of existence and our consciousness of it better than any that had existed before. .. If it was truly a new route over the mountain it’s certainly a needed one. [After a page explaining need to repair centuries of \"Philosophical Erosion\" the Narrator hears a sound.] A whirr sounds and a partridge disappears through the trees. . \"Did you see it?\" says Chris. .. \"Yes,\" I say back. .. \"What was it?\" . \"A partridge.\" .. \"How do you know?\" .. \"They rock back and forth like that when they fly,\" I say. I’m not sure of this but it sounds right. \"They stay close to the ground too.\" .. “ Upper Cottonwood Canyon, Gallatin National Forest, MT Is the partridge \"spirit\" metaphor? Early in my search for possible climb routes that fit the Narrator's descriptions, I thought a left turn off the main trail here, WayPt N+C 06, could likely be a Narrator's route. Going up here would have: 1) a very steep part, 2) \"flat spot/knoll, protruding from the side of the mountain.“, a \"ridge with knolls\", and 3) would fits the next morning's Narrative where \" still have a lot of climbing to do“. Similar arguments also would app y to a left turn ahead at N+C 08. But further study shows both these alternates as unsatisfactory. For example, both these places would not really lead thru a major canyon with a visible trail, as is implied by the Narrator. Also this WayPt is some 2.5 miles from DeWeese's and turning up the slope here, would put the Narrator's time for \"lunch 1/2 way up\" too soon. Despite this, I show on my map, two these two alternate climb routes: N+C 50 to 61 and N+C 70 to 100. With important exceptions, these alternates have many successful fits to the Narrator's descriptions. ************************************ (Photo = Summer2006 0144 ...... ZMM Page = 167 to 169 ...... Photo simulate WayPt = N+C 05)")