I've mentioned this one before, but could I recommend Karl Popper's "A World
of Propensities" for another perspective on the problems of.....well,
perspectives, really. His take on the relationships between the individual,
the society and 'objective reality' is instructive and readable. He is
possibly one of the most innovative 'philosophers of science' this century,
and from a viewpoint that easily encompasses most previous thinking, from
Democritus onwards. His major contribution may be to have shown that the
concept of 'proof' is basically untenable (at least in any absolutist
sense). Thus, 'science' is not actually about 'hard facts' and 'laws' and
'proofs', but about the evolution of ideas, and the testing (to destruction)
of the best hypotheses one can muster. An important implication, which I may
have mentioned before, is that 'science' of itself, does NOT produce the
hypotheses it tests. ScienTISTS do, but that's another thing.
So there's no such thing as 'good music' (or even music) in the scientific
sense, nor probably is there a 'scientific definition' of "Quality". Nor
should there be. But the effort to develop better 'adequate operational
definitions' of such abstract concepts is synonymous with the effort to
develop a better understanding of the universe about us, which is identical
to saying 'extend our perception'. And of course, the job will never be
finished!
regards,
ppl
----- Original Message -----
From: <RISKYBIZ9@aol.com>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: 18 February 2000 18:07
Subject: Re: MD WILBER
> David,
>
> Yes. I agree with your appreciation and interpretations of Wilber. I also
> agree that reading other writers can help us to expand our insights into
> Pirsig.
>
> In fact, I think I am pretty much burnt out on discussing Lila. I think we
> could make more progress on understanding the MOQ by branching out to
related
> metaphysical writings.... Bergson, Russell, James, Nishida, Watts,
> Csikszentmihalyi, Whitehead, Suzuki, Wilber, etc.
>
> Other writers give us a new set of themes and experiences and context.
After
> reading them, new experience changes us and we can re-approach the MOQ
anew
> as a different person.
>
> Rog
>
>
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