Hi Marco, Bo, Sam, All
I think Marco has it right except for religion which belongs at the social,
not intellectual level, and art which belongs at a yet higher level.
> Inorganic level is matter, energy, space, time....
>
> Biological level is matter, energy, space, time... refined. And it is life,
> senses, sex, emotions, intelligence, memory....
>
> Social level is matter, energy, space, time, life, senses, sex, emotions,
> intelligence, memory.... refined. And it is communication, language,
> culture, family, tribes, nations, economy, governments, politics....
>
> Intellectual level is matter, energy, space, time, life, senses, sex,
> emotions, intelligence, memory, language, culture, family, tribes, nations,
> economy, governments, politics.... refined; And it is self awareness,
> knowledge, science, abstraction, technology, religion, philosophy, art,
> metaphysics, human rights....
Another way to think about the levels is to use place academic
disciplines at the appropriate levels. For example:
Inorganic: astronomy, physics, cosmology, chemistry, geophysics, etc.
Biological: biology, biochemistry, horticulture, paleontology, forestry, etc.
Social: anthropology, history, geography, psychology, literature, etc.
Intellect: math, logic, philosophy, metaphysics, scientific method, etc.
Arts: painting, sculpture, music, architecture, design, etc.
As for emotions, I'll stick with Pirsig's view that they are biological level
phenomena, the two most critical being the urge to survive and
reproduce, found in the lowliest virus and the basic engine of evolution
to higher levels. Human emotions, as Marco suggests, are
refinements of these with the possible exception of the aesthetic
response which appears to be solely human.
Platt
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