Re: MD PROGRAM: Morality and the MoQ

From: Diana McPartlin (diana@hongkong.com)
Date: Wed Nov 04 1998 - 21:29:07 GMT


Jonathan, Richard,

Richard Budd wrote:
>
> Jonathan wrote "...This is not to say that Pirsig's 4
> >levels are not real. The 7 colours of the rainbow we identify are
> >perectly real, though we could equally well make an alternative division
> >of the spectrum into 5 or 8 colours."
>
> I think Pirsig would agree with this and I refer you to ZMM Chapter 14---
> "Molecules are molecules. They don't have any ethical codes to follow
> except those that people give them."
> >

Does somebody want to suggest what these alternative divisions might be?

And, given that the bulk of chp 12 onwards, the SODV paper and Anthony's
diagram (which P has confirmed) all describe only four moral levels
(plus DQ), why would you think that Pirsig would agree with you?

Diana

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