TRIPARTITE PHILOSOPHY
In 1982 I read a very thought provoking book.
It was
Science and First Principles, by
F.S.C. Northrop.
Note:
Filmer Stuart Cuckow Northrop was born in Janesville WI on 27 Nov 1893,
and died in Exeter NH on 22 Jul 1992.
This work was originally given as Deems lectures delivered at New York University in May 1929.
His book version was published in New York by Macmillan in 1931.
I happened upon my copy as a Yale 1979 reprint in paperback, which I bought in 1982
at the Stanford University Bookstore for $12.
He began by talking about the pre-Socratic philosophers, and then delved into
Einstein's theories of relativity, followed by a look at quantum mechanics.
He described reality as having a Tripartite nature. He chose the terms
physical, formal, and psychical
for these three aspects of man.
He got me to thinking about this deeply, and
over the years since then I have reflected on how these three qualities appear in our
lives. Here are several tables that show the correspondence of these areas in science,
philosophy, and theology.
Science
| Matter | Light | Energy |
|---|
| Mechanics: F = ma = Gmm'/r^2 | Electromagnetism: F = q(E+vXB) | Theromodynamics: E = mc^2 |
| Physical substance; body, brain | Formal principles; mind; design, form | Spiritual, psychical; spirit; quality |
| Hardware: Memory, CPU, I/O | Software: OS, Languages, Applications | Information: Bits, Bytes, Streams |
| OS: Memory, Processes, Files | Languages: Scanner, Parser, CodeGen | Applications: Graphics, Text, Sound |
| Measurement | Analysis | Presentation |
| Geometry | Algebra | Calculus |
| Navigation | Calculation | Communication |
Philosophy
| Empiricism |
Rationalism |
Revelation |
| Empirical learning (senses) |
Rational learning (logic) |
Revelatory learning |
| Eros - physical / sexual love |
Phila - brotherly love / friendship |
Agape - love of God / charity |
| Art |
Science |
Religion |
Theology
| Faith |
Hope |
Charity |
| Faith (Hebrews 11) |
Hope (Romans 8) |
Charity (1 Corinthians 13) |
| Ask and ye shall receive (Matthew 7:7) |
Seek and ye shall find |
Knock and it shall be opened unto you |
| The Creation |
The Fall |
The Atonement |
| The trees of the garden (Genesis 2-3) |
The tree of knowledge of good & evil |
The tree of life |
| The Way (John 14:6) |
The Truth |
The Life |
| Christian Service |
Gospel Study |
Prayer |
First Principles of the Gospel from the Beatitudes
| Faith |
Hope |
Charity |
[1] Faith in Jesus Christ
Matt 5:3 The poor in spirit
2 Peter 1:1-4 Faith |
[4] The Gift of the Holy Ghost
Matt 5:6 Hunger after righteousness
2 Peter 1:6 Temperance (self-control) |
[7] Missionary work (cf Is 52:7)
Matt 5:9 The peacemakers
2 Peter 1:7 Brotherly love |
[2] Repentance
Matt 5:4 They that mourn
2 Peter 1:5 Virtue |
[5] Mercy
Matt 5:7 The merciful
2 Peter 1:6 Patience |
[8] Sacrifice
Matt 5:10 The persecuted
2 Peter 1:7 Charity |
[3] Baptism
Matt 5:5 The meek (obedient)
2 Peter 1:5 Knowledge
|
[6] Second Comforter (John 14)
Matt 5:8 The pure in heart
2 Peter 1:6 Godliness (piety)
|
[9] Saving Knowledge
Matt 5:11-12 Those who sacrifice self
2 Peter 1:8-11 Calling & Election |
|
Gospel Covenants from the Beatitudes
| Faith |
Hope |
Charity |
[1] Law of Obedience
Matt 5:13-16 Salt of earth; light of world |
[4] Law of Chastity
Matt 5:27-32 Adultery; lust |
[7] Law of Perfection
Matt 5:43-48 Love thine enemies |
[2] Law of Sacrifice
Matt 5:17-20 Commandments; righteousness |
[5] Law of Honesty
Matt 5:33-37 Oaths; communication |
(Law of Perfection detailed in Matt 7) |
[3] Law of the Gospel
Matt 5:21-26 Anger; forgiveness |
[6] Law of Consecration
Matt 5:38-42 Almsgiving; lending |
(Law of Consecration detailed in Matt 6) |
HENDIATRIS or TRIPARTITE MOTTOS
Sorted by date within each section.
I started collecting these slogans or mottos after I had coined a few myself.
The Germans had such mottos one hundred years ago, but I have not found any used in
America before the 2000s.
- Measure | Analyze | Communicate (DKA 20 Feb 1996 for VC QA; 13 Oct 1997 for WinCE Java QA)
- Navigate | Calculate | Publish (DKA 27 Sep 1999, email signature)
- Navigate | Calculate | Set Sail (DKA 7 Oct 1999, email signature)
- Conservation Education Recreation (Oct 1999 paper by Steve Martin about zoo animal enrichment)
- Pray, Study, Serve. (DKA 13 Apr 2000, Allen family motto)
- Provision | Navigate | Sail > Home (DKA 25 Apr 2001, email signature)
- test | awk | mail (DKA 26 Apr 2001, email signature)
- Prevent. Detect. Respond. (IBM & US federal groups 2003?)
- Smaller. Brighter. Better. (SureFire 2004)
- Listen. Think. Solve. (Rockwell Automation 2005)
- Light. Crisp. Refreshing. (Diet Pepsi 2005, perhaps earlier)
- Poise. Performance. Passion. (Bentley Continental Flying Spur brochure 2006)
- Predict - Prevent - React (Rockwell Automation 2006)
- Powerful * Thoughtful * Relevant (RiverNYC church)
- Prepare. Plan. Stay Informed. (Ready.gov)
- Educate. Empower. Employ. (NYC Classes)
- Hosting. Backup. Cloud. (Zen Data Centers)
- Automation. Hotkeys. Scripting. (AutoHotkey 2006, ahkscript.org)
- smash. sizzle. savor. (Smashburger 2007)
- Reliability. Quality. Value. (CyberPower 2008)
- Faster. Greener. Still mini. (Apple Mac mini tagline, Mar 2009)
- Meet. Eat. Enjoy. (Panera Bread 2010)
- Spirit. Principle. Vision. (Porsche Motorsport, 9 Dec 2011)
- Connect. Manage. Automate. (Panduit 2013)
- Small. Simple. Secure. (Alpine Linux, 27 Nov 2014)
- Climb. Work. Rescue. (International Safety Components 2015)
- Scalable. Responsive. Innovative. (Seagate, 2015?, Exos X hard drives)
- Trusted. Efficient. Versatile. (Seagate, 2015?, Exos E hard drives)
- Connect. Care. Conserve. (Seneca Park Zoo Annual Report 2015)
- Train, Maintain, Operate. (US Coast Guard 2016)
- Invest. Grow. Deliver. (UPS 2016 Annual Report)
- Juiciest. Butteriest. Craviest. (Jack-In-The-Box, at least as old as 27 Oct 2016)
- Cut. Carve. Adore. (2 May 2018, Victorinox Swiss Army email)
- Inform. Inspire. Involve. (www.kqed.org, 3 Mar 2020)
- Build. Advocate. Empower. (www.habitat.org 2019 Annual Report)
- Travel Smart. Travel Safe. Travel Well. (US Dept of State Traveler's Checklist, 27 May 2019)
- Prepare. Act. Survive. (Queensland Rural Fire Service, ruralfire.qld.gov.au, 11 Jun 2020)
- Reach. Reveal. Restore. (Church of Christ at Remington Ridge, Abilene TX, seen 5 Oct 2020)
- Photography. Gear. Vlogs. (KaiW's web site, https://www.youtube.com/c/KaiManWong, 5 Jan 2021)
- Safe. Secured. Amazing. (https://teleguard.com/en, 23 Jan 2021)
- Educate. Enrich. Empower. (https://www.charlevoixlibrary.org, 13 Oct 2022 - we visited in person today!)
- Lovable. Drawable. Magical. (https://www.apple.com/ipad/, 18 Oct 2022 - intro of iPad 10th gen.)
- Discovery. Scholarship. Impact. (https://research.cornell.edu, 12 Dec 2022)
DEUTSCH
Unternehmensmotto or slogan
- Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (Unity and Justice and Freedom, lyrics from Haydn, 1797, used starting in 1922, now on Euro coins)
- Kinder, Küche, Kirche (children, kitchen, church - 1870, popular 1890s)
- Eine Fahrkarte, ein Tarif, ein Fahrplan. (rmv.de, 1995)
- Einfach besser einkaufen. (1 May 2005, http://www.plan-augsburg.org/)
- Weiblich. Ledig. 40. (Female. Unmarried. 40. - Album by Ina Müller, released 13 Oct 2006)
- Flug. Begleiter. Gesucht. (airberlin.com, 18 Oct 2007)
- blättern. zoomen. kaufen. (Karstadt from at least 23 Mar 2015, perhaps earlier from Polo WebCatalog 2009)
- marken. technik. günstig. (comtech.de, Mar 2011)
- Wir. Dienen. Deutschland. (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, 25 Jun 2011)
- Energie. Wasser. Leben. (bdew.de, 20 Jul 2012, probably earlier)
- Plan. Build. Perform. (Cancom.de, 19 Dec 2012)
- Fraport. Finance. Sustainability. (Fraport 2014 Compact, 6 May 2014)
- Stadt. Land. Fluss. (KLAUS Wohnbau GmbH, 11 Sep 2015)
- Wohnen. Erleben. Durchatmen. (KLAUS Wohnbau GmbH, 11 Sep 2015)
- Büro. Schule. Schreibkultur. (Kaut-Bullinger, Rosenstrasse 8, München, motto seen 17 Sep 2015; 1st visited Oct 2001; motto photographed 18 Nov 2019 when purchasing journal for ETA)
- Einkaufen. Verweilen. Geniessen. (Galeria-Kaufhof, seen 25 Sep 2015)
- Shoppen. Immer. Überall. (karstadt.de, 1 Oct 2015)
- Tiefer, Schneller, Breiter. (BMW M, 26 Oct 2016)
- Design. Develop. Deliver. (swisslog.com, 20 Dec 2016)
- Tischkultur. Genuss. Erlebnis. (wmf.com, 29 Jun 2017)
- Entdecken. Erleben. Erfahren. (Mercedes Sternstunden magazine, 11 Oct 2017)
- Entdecken. Sparen. Staunen. (See. Smile. Save. Frankfurt Tourismus, 12 Dec 2017)
- Klima. Energie. Initiative. (Landratsamt München, https://formulare.landkreis-muenchen.de, 11 Jan 2019)
- Mensch. Haltung. Werte. (ir.deutsche-wohnen.com, 5 Apr 2019)
- Wir. Dienen. Deutschland. (www.marine.de, 5 Apr 2019)
- Modern. Kuschelig. Verspielt. (karstadt.de, 6 May 2019)
- Move. Perform. Transform. (daimler.com, 2019 Geschäftsbericht, 20 Feb 2020)
- Abstand + Hygiene + Alltagsmaske. (A Covid protocol abbreviated as AHA - stand 2m apart, wash your hands, wear a mask, https://corona-os.de, 20 May 2020)
- Geplant. Gerechnet. Gestaltet. (Landeshauptstadt München Stadtkämmerei, Der Stadthaushalt | 2020, 5 Jul 2020)
- Einfach. Besser. Essen. (BMEL Tweet, 6 Nov 2020)
- Mobilität. Neu. Erfinden. (https://bahnindustrie.info, 31 Dec 2020)
- Sicher. Verschlüsselt. Genial. (https://teleguard.com/de, 23 Jan 2021)
- Günstig. Besser. Für Dich. (Netto.de, 2 Feb 2021)
- Einfach. Weiter. Helfen. (ADAC Nordrhein Jahresbericht 2020, 26 Apr 2021)
- informieren. entdecken. mitmachen. (https://www.muenchner-stadtbibliothek.de, 28 Oct 2022)
- Unkompliziert. Authentisch. Leica. (Die neue D-Lux 8. https://leica-camera.com/de-DE, 24 May 2024)
OTHER
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendiatris
- Veni, vidi, vici. (I came, I saw, I conquered. Julius Caesar, 47 BC)
- Live, Laugh, Love. (From Success, Bessie Anderson Stanley's 1904 poem)
- Use it up... Wear it out... Make it do... Or do without! (US War Ad Council 1944)
- Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. (Earth Day 22 Apr 1970?)
- Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Rethink. (c. 2000 Whalebins.com.au; more recently, Covanta 4 Apr 2011)
- Small. Fast. Reliable. Choose any three. (sqlite.org, as early as Feb 1, 2001, perhaps earlier)
- Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, by Elizabeth Gilbert, 2006
- Measure. Execute. Automate. Extend. Innovate. (Adobe Omniture, 2009)
- Work, Earn, Spend. (Utah billboard)
- Design. Code. Build. Innovate. (developer.apple.com, 2013)
- Leica M-System: Die Leica. Gestern. Heute. Morgen. (leica-camera.com/de-DE/fotografie, 14 Apr 2023)
- Have a Plan. Build a Kit. Stay Informed. (Miamibeachfl.gov, 7 Jun 2023)
- Smaller. Simpler. Full performance. (GoPro Hero 11 Mini, gopro.com, 22 Jun 2023)
- Kleiner. Einfacher. Volle Leistung. (gopro.com/de, 22 Jun 2023)
UNRELATED QUOTES
- "Das Beste oder Nichts", or "The best or nothing" - Gottlieb Daimler in the 1800s.
Used by Mercedes-Benz on the anniversary of his death, (6 Mar 2000 Die Welt).
Made the official Mercedes-Benz slogan 4 May 2010.
- "The best antidote I know for worry is work.
The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even more tired.
One of the great ironies of life is this: He or she who serves almost always benefits more than he or she who is served."
- President Gordon B. Hinckley in Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes, New York: Times Books, 2000. ISBN 9780609807255.
- "Never love anybody who treats you like you're ordinary." - Oscar Wilde (source?)
- "Go where the people dance." - I Love the Nightlife by Alicia Bridges, 1978
- "You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you." - Dale Carnegie
- "Eat well, travel often." - 2001 (source?)
- "Quit waiting for everything to be perfect. You have everything you need right now."
- "Get up, get going, get moving, get grooving right now."
- "Duty, Honor, Country" - US Military Academy
- "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." - Thomas Edison
- "Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work." - Thomas Edison
- "If I am an advocate for anything, it is to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river.
The extent to which you can walk in someone else's shoes or at least eat their food, it's a plus for everybody.
Open your mind, get up off the couch, move." - Anthony Bourdain (source?)