Kestrel,
I enjoyed the little tour of Amsterdam you gave us. That was a treat!
And welcome to the discussion.
PIRSIG, Ch. 12
In the Metaphysics of Quality this dilemma [free will vs. determinism]
doesn't come up. To the extent that one's behavior is controlled by static
patterns of quality it is without choice. But to the extent that one
follows Dynamic Quality, which is undefinable, one's behavior is free.
GLENN:
It's a hollow "solution" to the free will/determinism problem.
All he's done is recast a nearly identical problem in MOQ terms. Now the
question becomes, "When am I free to follow the path of DQ and when am I
constrained to follow static patterns of quality?"
KESTREL:
When are we free to follow the path of Dynamic Quality, and when are we
constrained to follow static patterns of quality?
Always.
Okay, maybe that sounds to simple (it is simple), but lets reduce the
question to it's core: "When are we free?"
We are free to choose between dynamic quality and static quality at all
times.
You obviously come down on the side of "Free Will" on this age old question,
which is fair enough. That's your opinion. But if you read Pirsig's words
more carefully, you'll see he's not saying this. He says our behavior is
sometimes constrained by spovs, and when it's not, we can follow DQ and be
free. Your answer of "Always" doesn't jibe with this, because your behaviour can't always be constrained by spovs and be without choice and
*also* always follow DQ and be free. See?
Glenn
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