Their "lived philosophical understanding.

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A worldview can alternately be understood as a person's way of being, or their "lived philosophical understanding.Hi,How to understand the red lines?Thank you for your help.

Doctor D · Accepted Answer

You could paraphrase it as:

Their philosophy as evidenced by how they live.

Bepleased · Answer

Hi,

Thank you for your fuul help.

A worldview can alternately be understood as a person's way of being, or their "lived philosophical understanding.

[as their lived philosophical understanding]
= as we grasp the attitude, about their living, in which their philosophy of life is understood

Is it sounded reasonable?

Doctor D · Answer

Your wording is too complex. "To grasp" is the same as "to understand"; "The attitude" is the same as "their philosophy." So you do not need both. Perhaps I can rephrase it:

We grasp their attitude toward life by watching how they conduct themselves in life.

Bepleased · Answer

Hi Doctor D,

Thank you for your full help.

Allow me ask you for talking on final truth about the "is / has"and give your suggestions.

Because the philosophy way is the only way to give us a master key to solve any knotty persistent conundrums in English.

Could I say so and do with graphical way?

1. He is good. = He has / shows a quaity of goodness. (the "is" = exists; the "has / shows" = appears / is seen?) = He is seen / appears in a quality of goodness. = There is he in a quality of goodness.
= A quality of goodness has him be seen.= A quality of goodness typifies him.
Why I do it this way? The answer depends on the definition of " quality " in "She has quality of leadership." ----"quality" (of dictionary) something typical of a person or thing

good
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is = exists
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he

in a quality of goodness
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is seen / appears / has / shows
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he

2. How is it good? = It is good towards / to what degree (= to what quality).
(the "is" = exists, again?)

good
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towards what quality
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is = exists
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it

3. He is good at cooking. = Judging by cooking, goodness is added twards him.
(the "is" = exists?)
= At cooking a judgment of goodness is attached towards him.

at cooking
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good
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is = exists
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he

4. It is good for you. = It identifies the thing to give goodness towards you.
(the "is" = identifies ?)

it
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is = identifies
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good
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for / towards you

5. It is important to (according to)her. = She attaches importance towards it.
(the "is" = exists ?)

to = according to her
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important
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is = exists
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6. It is kind of you. It is typical of you.
= It identifies the thing to mark you by kindness. It identifies the thing to typify you.
(the "is" = identifies?)

It
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is = identifies
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kind
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of you

it
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is = identifies
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the thing
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by kindness
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to mark you

Doctor D · Answer

If this helps your understanding, fine. However it is not an easy approach or one that is always clear to state. I will make a couple of comments, but I will not try to untie the big knot of your idea.

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Could I say so and do with graphical way?

1. He is good. = He has / shows a quality of goodness. (the "is" = exists; the "has / shows" = appears / is seen?) = He is seen / appears in a quality of goodness. = There is he in a quality of goodness.
= A quality of goodness has him be seen.= A quality of goodness typifies him.
Why I do it this way? The answer depends on the definition of " quality " in "She has quality of leadership." ----"quality" (of dictionary) something typical of a person or thing

good
-------------
is = exists
-----------------
he

in a quality of goodness
-----------------------------------------
is seen / appears / has / shows
----------------------------------
he

[Yes, I think you can say "He is good" can be understood as "Goodness is a quality we see in him." Note that we base our understanding of "he is good" (today) upon what his behavior has been in the past. So "He is good" "He has acted in a good way in the past" (and we expect that behavior to continue.]
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2. How is it good? = It is good towards / to what degree (= to what quality).
(the "is" = exists, again?)

good
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towards what quality
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is = exists
-------------------
it

[Here I would say "How is it good?" is about definition. We are asking "what makes it good?" We are asking either "What is the evidence for its goodness?" or "What outcome makes it good?"]
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3. He is good at cooking. = Judging by cooking, goodness is added towards him.
(the "is" = exists?)
= At cooking a judgment of goodness is attached towards him.

at cooking
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good
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is = exists
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he
[This is an interesting approach. However, I think I would say that the goodness attaches to the cooking, not to him.]
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4. It is good for you. = It identifies the thing to give goodness towards you.
(the "is" = identifies ?)

it
--------------------------------
is = identifies
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good
-----------------
for / towards you

[Not sure about "identifies"--I would say "provides" or a similar word.]
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5. It is important to (according to)her. = She attaches importance towards it.
(the "is" = exists ?)

to = according to her
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important
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is = exists
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[Okay. Except I would not necessarily say "to=according to her." "It is important to her" is a personal statement. It means that "She finds it important" or "She feels that it is important." This does not mean that anyone else would find it important. "It is important, according to her" is an objective statement. She thinks that it is important to somebody, even if it is not important to her.]

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6. It is kind of you. It is typical of you.
= It identifies the thing to mark you by kindness. It identifies the thing to typify you.
(the "is" = identifies?)

It
--------------------------------
is = identifies
-------------------
kind
--------------
of you

it
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is = identifies
---------------------
the thing
-------------------
by kindness
--------------
to mark you

That's all I have to say. I do not know if that is what you were seeking.

Bepleased · Answer

Hi Doctor D,
More surprisingly, your suggestions exactly meet me.
We know English is the style of theoretical thinking and your answer suggested that there are some of the features of your personality, those I think are giving cause for the surprisingly meeting.
Thank you for your help so much.
Some questions those I have long bided:

About “to the degree that”, if the “that or as” can be find two kinds of meaning?

“Apply as much force as is necessary”, could I make a paraphrase of it so?
= Apply to a great degree that the degree is necessary for needing.
(Here, the “that and as” = according to ?)

“So far as I know or I am concerned, they are coming by car.”, may I say so?
= It is true to the degree that I know or I am concerned, they are coming by car.
(Here, the “that and as” = according to?-----to the degree according to the degree that thing comes into my mind, or the degree that thing matters to me / that thing has an effect on me )

“I will help you so far as I can.” Could I say so?
= I will help you to the degree that the thing to help you by me is becoming possible.
(Here, the “that and as” = in which / resulting in / leading to?; the “can” = shows “the thing to help you” become possible?)

“I will help you so far as I can.”
= Or I will help you to the degree that I am able to do it.
= I will help you to the degree according to I am able to do it.
(Here, the “that and as” = according to; the “can” = be able to?)

“Come as soon as you can straighten things out.”, may I say so?
= Come soon to the degree that you can straighten things out.
(Here, the “that and as” = according to ? the “can” = shows the thing becomes impossible)

“so cold as to make swimming impossible” Could I say so?
= cold to a great degree that / leading to make swimming impossible

2. The doctor has given you some medicine “as a help to you” May I say so?
= with the result that you are provided with a help
= leading to a help to you

3. can & possible:
I am sure we can settle this problem.
May I say so?
= I have confidence as the attitude to deal with / to tackle the thing to come into the realms of possibility / become possible that we settle this problem.

In “It is possible.”, the “is” shows “becomes”?

I’ll do everything possible to help you. May I say so?
= I’ll do [everything to help you] which is within the realms of possibility.

I’ll help you if at all possible. May I say so?
= I’ll help you as far as I can.?
Or = I’ll help you if my helping you becomes possible at all.?
Or = I don’t help you.?

Do it as soon as possible. May I say so?
Do it so soon with the result that you make it to be done become possible.

4. the “in” in “in order to” has two meanings, one shows attending on, another shows contained by ; the “order to something” shows the “order” as a help to something?

5. They have everything that money can buy. May I say so?
= They have everything in which the needed power / ability to buy them can be found in money.

The statement in the following sentences can be called for “applied predicate”.
And the relationship of predicate decides the relationship of the dialogue.
1. In “She is an artist. Or It is good. (= It shows or has (in) a quality of goodness)”, the “is an artist and is good” is a predicate, and on which (is an artist or is good) the “she or it” is provided with a base.
So the “is” must shows “to belong to or exist”, and the “shows or has” must shows “to be seen or to be marked”.
The “she” says to the “is an artist” that “I am provided with a base on you”.
So she exists / belongs to an artist.
And the “is an artist” says to her that “I provide you with a base.”
So an artist is ( = identifies / marks) her.

2. Thus, one meaning of quality shows the “predicate”, another meaning of quality shows the thing as result of the predicate or shows what degree to which it is good.
It is good to what degree (=to what quality).
It has a quality of goodness to what degree (= to what quality).
It is so cold as to make swimming impossible.
(“be cold” as the one meaning of quality; and “so…. as to make swimming impossible” = to the degree as to make swimming impossible, as another meaning of quality)
Meanwhile the one meaning of quality can be alternatively regarded as “attribute” to show a quality forming part of the nature of a person or thing.

3. In all of the combinations formed by adjectives which end in –ed, the noun following from them is dealt with in the adjectives and the adjectives like as “predicate”. Because the noun is the object of the verb the adjectives are formed from.
In “informed sources”, the dictionary definition of “informed” is “showing or having information” which the “informed” as predicate speaks to the “sources”.
That means the “to inform” says that I have the “sources” show or have ( = can be seen) in a quality of information and the “information” is informed by me to you.

4. In “a book on the table”, the “on” is a line the table says to a book, the line coming out of the mouth of the table, is to say: “You are supported by me”.
In “the table with a book on”, the “with” and “on” is a line the book says to the table, the line is to say: “The table haves or contains (= with) me for support (= on).”

Doctor D · Answer

This is quite a lot to deal with. Let me see if I can give you a helpful response:

Some questions those I have long bided:

About “to the degree that”, if the “that or as” can be find two kinds of meaning?

“Apply as much force as is necessary”, could I make a paraphrase of it so?
= Apply to a great degree that the degree is necessary for needing.
(Here, the “that and as” = according to ?)

One paraphrase would be: "Apply whatever force is necessary" (to accomplish the task) or "Apply the force needed etc." Or to be closer to your terms--"Apply that degree (amount) of force that is necessary."

The sentence "Apply as much force as is necessary" is a command or permission.
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“So far as I know or I am concerned, they are coming by car.”, may I say so?
= It is true to the degree that I know or I am concerned, they are coming by car.
(Here, the “that and as” = according to?-----to the degree according to the degree that thing comes into my mind, or the degree that thing matters to me / that thing has an effect on me )
Here I think the question is one of knowledge, rather than "coming to mind" or "mattering to me." So I would paraphrase it as: According to the knowledge I possess, they are coming by car.
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“I will help you so far as I can.” Could I say so?
= I will help you to the degree that the thing to help you by me is becoming possible.
(Here, the “that and as” = in which / resulting in / leading to?; the “can” = shows “the thing to help you” become possible?)
This seems close. Only I am doubtful of "becoming" possible.
I will help you to the degree that I have the future ability to help you.

“I will help you so far as I can.”
= Or I will help you to the degree that I am able to do it.
= I will help you to the degree according to I am able to do it.
(Here, the “that and as” = according to; the “can” = be able to?)
This is much more accurate.
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“Come as soon as you can straighten things out.”, may I say so?
= Come soon to the degree that you can straighten things out.
(Here, the “that and as” = according to ? the “can” = shows the thing becomes impossible)
I wouldn't say "to the degree." I think this is an either/or situation. Either you straighten things out and you come. Or you cannot straighten things out and you do not come. If there is any "degree," it comes in as regards to time: It make take more or less time to "straighten things out."
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“so cold as to make swimming impossible” Could I say so?
= cold to a great degree that / leading to make swimming impossible
Yes, I might say this.
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2. The doctor has given you some medicine “as a help to you.” May I say so?
= with the result that you are provided with a help [more this one]
= leading to a help to you
Or "with the purpose of helping you."
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3. can & possible:
I am sure we can settle this problem.
May I say so?
= I have confidence as the attitude to deal with / to tackle the thing to come into the realms of possibility / become possible that we settle this problem.
Long winded. I have confidence-~~that we possess the ability/desire~~-to settle this problem.
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In “It is possible.”, the “is” shows “becomes”?
["Is" means already exists; "becomes" means it is in the process but does not yet fully exist.]

I’ll do everything possible to help you. May I say so?
= I’ll do [everything to help you] which is within the realms of possibility.
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I’ll help you if at all possible. May I say so?
= I’ll help you as far as I can.? [Perhaps]
Or = I’ll help you if my helping you becomes possible at all.? [Also perhaps]
Or = I don’t help you.? [Because it was not possible after all]

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Do it as soon as possible. May I say so?
Do it so soon with the result that you make it to be done become possible.
[No. I would say: The first moment you are able to do it, do it.]
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4. the “in” in “in order to” has two meanings, one shows attending on, another shows contained by ; the “order to something” shows the “order” as a help to something?
You exact question is not clear to me. But, normally, "in order to" does suggest a helping. "I ran in order to get in shape. So the running is a help to the getting in shape.
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5. They have everything that money can buy. May I say so?
= They have everything in which the needed power / ability to buy them can be found in money.
[Close enough.]
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The statement in the following sentences can be called for “applied predicate”.
And the relationship of predicate decides the relationship of the dialogue.
1. In “She is an artist. Or It is good. (= It shows or has (in) a quality of goodness)”, the “is an artist and is good” is a predicate, and on which (is an artist or is good) the “she or it” is provided with a base.
So the “is” must shows “to belong to or exist”, and the “shows or has” must shows “to be seen or to be marked”.
The “she” says to the “is an artist” that “I am provided with a base on you”.
[Or: The concept/idea of the artist is realized or made manifest in "she']
So she exists / belongs to an artist. [This I would not say. Perhaps: "She" is included in the group 'Artist"]
And the “is an artist” says to her that “I provide you with a base.”
So an artist is ( = identifies / marks) her.
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2. Thus, one meaning of quality shows the “predicate”, another meaning of quality shows the thing as result of the predicate or shows what degree to which it is good.
It is good to what degree (=to what quality).
It has a quality of goodness to what degree (= to what quality).
It is so cold as to make swimming impossible.
(“be cold” as the one meaning of quality; and “so…. as to make swimming impossible” = to the degree as to make swimming impossible, as another meaning of quality)
[These are stacked meanings. The basic meaning is "cold." The "cold" is then qualified "of such a nature that swimming is not possible within it."]
Meanwhile the one meaning of quality can be alternatively regarded as “attribute” to show a quality forming part of the nature of a person or thing. [Okay]
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3. In all of the combinations formed by adjectives which end in –ed, the noun following from them is dealt with in the adjectives and the adjectives like as “predicate”. Because the noun is the object of the verb the adjectives are formed from.
In “informed sources”, the dictionary definition of “informed” is “showing or having information” which the “informed” as predicate speaks to the “sources”.
That means the “to inform” says that I have the “sources” show or have ( = can be seen) in a quality of information and the “information” is informed by me to you.
[No question here, I think.]
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4. In “a book on the table”, the “on” is a line the table says to a book, the line coming out of the mouth of the table, is to say: “You are supported by me”.
In “the table with a book on”, the “with” and “on” is a line the book says to the table, the line is to say: “The table haves or contains (= with) me for support (= on).”
We have talking tables and books? I would tend more to say that this locating prepositions vary because we are focusing on different objects. "A book on the table." (The book is the key player). "The table with a book on it." (The table is the key player).

All very interesting, if at time worded in a confusing way. However, I am not sure how helpful these consideration are to you. Still, I hope my responses have been useful. This closes our conversation for now.

Bepleased · Answer

Hi Doctor D,

Your enlighten suggestions have an important effect to me.

I have been in a quandry about what to do with the "on" in "it has an effect on me"!

In the defination, some important things happen when you act on me.

According to the "act on", the "on" means to act in accordance with.

So, it (have an effect on me) shows to me it matters / it is important to me.

But the below gives oppersi the opposite:

If someone or something influences a person or situation, they have an effect on that person's behaviour or that situation.

Here, the "on" shows "turning on".

Thank you for your help.

Their "lived philosophical understanding.

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