I got this problem from reading about interpretations
of mathematics. It's called Conceptualism, and I think
it poses a serious problem to the MOQ. Any help here
or answers would be appreciated. Thanks.
-As far as mathematics, Conceptualism states that we
invent math, not discover it- it is our own modelling
of reality in a way that we can intellectually
understand. Math seems to fit nature so well (as per a
Neo-Platonist claim) because we have designed it to do
so.
The same could be said of Quality. The idea of Quality
can seem like it works to us now simply because Pirsig
has designed the MOQ to work based off reality. With
all our analogues we have built up to reality, how can
we ever know we are truly seeing Quality?
The problem, therefore, is the possibility that
Quality does not exist in and of itself, but only as a
model for our experiences. Every person will have
their own definition of Quality, even w/out the
analogues, because it is their own modelling of what
they perceive they see because Pirsig has said it's
out there.
Again, thanks for any answers.
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