Hey Jonathan,
YOU WROTE:
It may sound presumptuous, but I have a dramatic and simple equation to
propose:
AWARENESS = QUALITY.
To paraphrase RMP (ZAMM end of Ch. 19) "This means [awareness] is not just
the result of collision between subject and object. The very existence of
subject and object themselves is deduced from the [awareness]. The
[awareness] is the case of the subjects and objects, which are then
mistakenly presumed to be the cause of the [awareness]."
RICK:
Making Quality equivalent to awareness makes the philosophy of ZMM a
virtual restatement of James's Pragmatism. It also fits nicely with the 'I
perceive, therefore I am' perspective endorsed by Pirsig in the SODV paper.
rick
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