thread: 2009-07-26 : Very Briefly about Authority
On 2009-07-29, Gordon wrote:
Another reason (or at least another way of saying) why I find this assent/authority stuff interesting and important is that I think the "trumping" happens *a lot*. Not always (or even often) in problematic ways, mind, but still - a LOT. It happens when we don't realize a pre-existing agreement should have been applied. It happens because the pre-existing agreements don't quite cover the current situation. And multiple pre-existing agreements can have various degrees and flavors of contradictory interaction. And . . . probably more.
Pointing at the primacy of moment-to-moment assent isn't saying "this is where the problem is", it's saying "this is where the magic happens." To work most effectively with the magic, it helps to be looking at that place.
