A Theory of Distinction

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I may have reduced my philosophyto a single primitive: distinction.

Cognize "distinction." That is, hold it in your mind. You have distinguished distinction.The first thing the idea does is explain itself. Mind booting up.

What is distinction distinguished from? Think of something, e.g., non-distinction. Congratulations. You've just distinguished non-distinction. This second is explained by the first.

Keep going:

What is it that does the distinguishing? Distinguish mind, consciousness.
What is the stuff to be distinguished? Distinguishnoumena.
How does it work? Distinguish a reflex of consciousness.
What does it mean to distinguish? Distinguish mereology.
Why would one make distinctions? Distinguish value.

Blah, blah, blah. The point is that the asking and answering of any further questions "supervenes on" (depends on, builds on) distinction. Distinction, perhaps, is the primitive on which all of philosophy can be built.

Let's give it a shot, shall we?

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