{"id":1413,"date":"2018-06-14T14:38:27","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T14:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/?p=1413"},"modified":"2018-06-14T19:05:15","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T19:05:15","slug":"two-meanings-of-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/general-insights\/two-meanings-of-meaning","title":{"rendered":"Two Meanings of \u2018Meaning\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The difference mainly involves \u2018depth\u2019.<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Two meanings that should not be confused.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>These are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What one can find in a dictionary \u2013 the formal definition<\/li>\n<li>What \u2018deeply touches\u2019 someone \u2013 poetry, art, religion, loved ones, or an important memory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The former definition by itself does not &#8216;deeply touch&#8217; a person.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is the domain of <em>concepts<\/em> as mental constructs with necessary and sufficient characteristics \u2013 no emotional involvement is\u00a0needed. [see: \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog?p=1424\">About Concepts<\/a>\u2019]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The latter definition encompasses what most view as most important in being human<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>despite the fact that it is not tangible in most cases. In order to differentiate between the two definitions, this may be called the <strong><em>deeper meaning<\/em><\/strong>. Note that things do not by themselves have &#8216;deeper meaning&#8217;. There is always a very complex person involved. The degree to which meaning is &#8216;deeper&#8217; is always related to the &#8216;depth&#8217; of the person themselves. As long as one remains at the level of <em>purely conceptual thinking<\/em>, there can be no &#8216;depth&#8217; involved as a matter of principle.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>A modern digital computer can be seen as a purely conceptual device.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In contrast, a human being is not a type of computer, nor is the human mind a software program. The relevant difference lies in how our mind goes beyond concepts. For instance, one can conceptually analyze a poem to the minutest degree, but one does not therefore explain what is &#8216;poetic&#8217; about it. The poetry resides at the subconceptual level, where there are no &#8216;necessary and sufficient characteristics&#8217;, and therefore no concepts at all strictly speaking. Yet, it is here that all we hold nearest and dearest apparently originates.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u2018Deep\u2019 is, of course, hard to define.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Utterances such as \u201cI am deeply in love.\u201d, \u201cThis touches me deeply\u201d, \u201cI have a deep concern about the present issue.\u201d, \u201cI have deep faith in this project.\u201d, \u201cThey have a deep belief in God.\u201d, \u201cShe had a deep longing.\u201d and \u201cHe was deeply motivated to achieve success.\u201d all bear witness to this. What these examples all have in common is that \u2018deep\u2019 is \u2013 among other things \u2013 about letting go of what can be delineated in a straightforward manner.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>As we delve more \u2018deeply\u2019 into something, it:<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>becomes more difficult to communicate conceptually<\/li>\n<li>seems to relate more to many other things<\/li>\n<li>\u2018moves\u2019 us easily, particularly as we \u2018understand\u2019 it more<\/li>\n<li>seems to become more \u2018active\u2019 in the back of our minds<\/li>\n<li>feels as if it is an integral part of us \u2013 we would be diminished or different if it no longer existed<\/li>\n<li>is more naturally described using metaphorical language<\/li>\n<li>invokes physical reactions more readily<\/li>\n<li>demands empathic \u2018openness\u2019 in order for us to understand and be understood<\/li>\n<li>becomes a long-lasting layer of feeling and thought that influences our life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Thus, \u2018deep\u2019 in most cases transcends the purely conceptual.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[see <a href=\"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog?p=1420\">About \u2018Subconceptual<\/a>\u2019]<\/p>\n<p>Poetry is about \u2018depth\u2019, with its multiple layers of explanation and unexpected associations, use of symbolic language, and ability to \u2018touch\u2019 the reader profoundly without them understanding conceptually why this happens. This has huge implications \u2013 little explored \u2013 for instance, when trying to \u2018deeply\u2019 motivate people to stop smoking or eat less. An essential problem in this may be the transparency of the psyche \u2013 and particularly of non-conscious processes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>An age-old human intuition is that &#8216;deeper meaning&#8217; plays a very important role in sickness and in health.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We see this in sayings such as &#8216;a broken heart&#8217;, &#8216;it gets on my nerves&#8217; and so on. Recent developments in the field of psychoneuroimmunology and functional syndromes (formerly &#8216;psycho-somatics&#8217;) over the last few decades have given additional support to this intuition.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>AURELIS<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>can also be theoretically understood as a quest to develop the role of deeper meaning in health and healing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-object_id=\"1413\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarkwrap cbxwpbkmarkwrap_no_cat cbxwpbkmarkwrap-post \"><a  data-redirect-url=\"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1413\"  data-display-label=\"0\" data-show-count=\"0\" data-bookmark-label=\" \"  data-bookmarked-label=\" \"  data-loggedin=\"0\" data-type=\"post\" data-object_id=\"1413\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarktrig  cbxwpbkmarktrig-button-addto\" title=\"Bookmark This\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"cbxwpbkmarktrig-label\"  style=\"display:none;\" > <\/span><\/a> <div  data-type=\"post\" data-object_id=\"1413\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguestwrap\" id=\"cbxwpbkmarkguestwrap-1413\"><div class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguest-message\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguesttrig_close\"><\/a><h3 class=\"cbxwpbookmark-title cbxwpbookmark-title-login\">Please login to bookmark<\/h3>\n\t\t<form name=\"loginform\" id=\"loginform\" action=\"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/wp-login.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"login-username\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"user_login\">Username or Email Address<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" class=\"input\" value=\"\" size=\"20\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"login-password\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" class=\"input\" value=\"\" size=\"20\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"login-remember\"><label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"login-submit\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button button-primary\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1413\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/form><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The difference mainly involves \u2018depth\u2019. 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