Re: [lojban] .i'a question

[Robert LeChevalier <lojbab@lojban.org>]

At 01:13 AM 1/26/03 -0800, Theodore Reed wrote:
> <file://c:\program files\qualcomm\eudora\attach\[lojban] .i'a question.ems 
> <0880.0002>>[lojban] .i'a question.ems

For many of the attitudes we really had only a clear concept of one end of 
the range, since there seemed to be no unambiguous meaning for the other

If I understand the question:

.i'a "acceptance" was intended by me to be understood as 
"nonblame"/"refusal to blame" sort of acceptance (in English we would 
probably explicitly deny blame "No, I don't blame you"; with "i'acu'i being 
some sort of "tolerance"/"ambivalance as to blame"

.i'ecu'i is a different sort of "acceptance".

I get book orders mailed late, but have a valid excuse.  One could react to 
this with disapproval and nonblame (acceptance).  I get this a lot.
I get a speeding ticket driving someone to the hospital; the police officer 
understands but can't let me off because what I did was too reckless.  This 
seems to me to be nonapproval (acceptance) and blame.

I think the nonblame acceptance and disapproval comes up a lot with kids, 
and people deemed not in control of their situations.
Nonapproval blame tends to be a reaction more to adults making good 
decisions with bad consequences that affect us personally.

lojbab

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