Hey Erin,
ERIN
> I have been thinking about the description of the intellectual level being
> "marketplace of ideas" . I like it. I think it brings in the importance of
the
> interaction on this level and not just dormant ideas.
RICK
Right. Interaction leads to competition, competition leads to evolution.
Look for more on this theme in my forthcoming essay "Intellectual Antitrust
and the Metaphysical Basis of Human Rights" (target date June 2002).
ERIN
> By interacting with our environment we establish our existence within that
> environment. Now the social level interacts mainly on a emotional level
and I
> have been thinking about the interaction of the intellectual level.
> I know that interaction on this level is not limited to the interent but I
> noticed Pirsig's emphasis on the internet and was wondering what your
> thoughts.
RICK
I discuss metaphysics on a daily basis with Bo in Norway, Marco in
Italy, Erin in Ohio... Participants from all over the world are putting
their ideas into the marketplace everyday, in this very forum, right before
our eyes and creating patterns of intellectual value that would be otherwise
unattainable. And who knows how many have been learning with us without
participating (you lurkers out there)?
The promise of the internet is far from being realized. But the
potential is exciting. An instantaneous and unlimited medium for the free
and universal exchange of ideas... that's the dream anyway.
PIRSIG
> "I sometimes see you as a group of surveyors at the edge of a kind of
> intellectual wilderness. You're all engaged in a creative activity rather
than
> just sitting back parroting and dissecting old masters."
Ever wonder if he's watching?
rick
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