Category Archives: Harmonic Triads

Elaborating on C Theory

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Maryann Spikes

“The end is hypothetical while you are advancing towards or falling away from it. The end is hyperthetical once you have reached it.” (C Theory and the Venn of Import) That was END. Now let’s talk about NOW, relative to … Continue reading →

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C Theory of Time & the Venn of Import

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Maryann Spikes

First, an introduction of C Theory and the Venn of Import, then an explanation of how C Theory is distinct from and resolves conflicts arising from A and B theories, using the Venn (or Harmonic Triad) of Import. This is … Continue reading →

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Towards a JTB Ought-Is-Value Litmus

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Maryann Spikes

This is where I am at–work in progress: LITMUS KEY: [define the three imports] J (justified): OUGHT/ACT/DO: Ethico-existential (epistemic) import; Aristotle’s efficient cause. T (true): IS/FACT/BE: Ontologico-material (scientific/metaphysical) import; Aristotle’s material cause. B (belief): VALUE/-ATE/END: Hypo-/hyper-thetico-essential (aesthetic/teleological) import; Aristotle’s formal … Continue reading →