Author Archives: Monte Shelley

January 1985 1.   Human beings have two parts or aspects: Import: Each realm is very important: to neglect either is to fail as a human being. 2.   There are two kinds of human knowledge (belief) which correspond to the two … Continue reading →

1.   What is philosophy? It is the love of wisdom. Wisdom is knowing how to solve problems. The study of how best to solve personal problems is called ethics. Before one can solve problems, one must understand them. In the … Continue reading →

February 1986 Question: What is the most useful unit on which to focus as the basic unit of human communication? Static system: A non-functioning sub-system consisting only of stationary parts and their relationships. Communication in a static system: unobstructed contiguity … Continue reading →

Type Figure of Speech Definition Simile like a cross Pattern or essence Metaphor a cross Pattern or essence Metonymy The Cougars were #1 Change of name Synecdoche How beautiful are the feet Part for whole Homonymy For a fisherman, on … Continue reading →

1.   Definition of language: Any patterned and normed set of assertion codes by which one being communicates with another. Patterned: A finite set of standard projections which may be combined and recombined in a virtually infinite set of communications. Examples: … Continue reading →

1. What is communication?    2. What is language? 3. Is language a natural phenomenon, a human artifact, or a gift of God? 4. Was language created once for all time?             Is language constantly created by each use? 5. Is … Continue reading →

February 1987 1.   “Mean” is an active verb. It signifies the intentional act of a person. It is appropriate to ask about any intentional act, “What do you mean (to do).” One of the mistakes of our civilization is to … Continue reading →

1.   Since a basic definition is always ostensive, and since ostensive definition can only offer family resemblance likeness in the formation of universals, the first language learned by a person must always be a vernacular language where family resemblance is … Continue reading →

Thinking: The spiritual, intellectual, social and physical response of a person to his total environment on the basis of all the evidence he can gather and in accordance with his own eternal personality. To think is to exercise agency. I. … Continue reading →

Jesus Christ is the source of all good things on this earth. If any person does any good thing, it is by the gifts and power of Christ. Satan is the father of all lies and other evil. If any … Continue reading →