From: Erin N. (enoonan@kent.edu)
Date: Sun Jan 12 2003 - 16:35:12 GMT
>Matt replied:
>Like I said before, rather than moving everything UP to the level of
>science (by stretching out what science means), you move science DOWN to
>the level of everything else. You deflate its cultural ego by telling them
>that they haven't found the Real Way Towards Truth. That they are just
>good at figuring out what to do with rocks, but with texts they should
>leave it to Comp Lit professors.
>
>DMB says:
>Huh? I think one of us is terribly confused about the MOQ. I don't
>understand how you've come to the conclusion that Pirsig has moved
>"everything up to the level of science"? Sure, he does some philosophy of
>science and discusses the nature of it, but I don't see how this elevates
>"everything" to a science. Religion is not science. Organisms are not
>science. Rocks are not science. There are three things that have not been
>elevated. I could name several billion more things if I had the time. And is
>it not true that Pirsig insists on the provisionality of scientific
>understanding, effectively saying "they haven't found the Real Way Towards
>Truth"? You bet he does.
erin: well i think you both are way off....it is clear
Pirsig moves science to the left :-).
Where does Pirsig say science has found the Real Way towards Truth?
I think Pirisg points out the art of science, pointing
out the aspect of creating the truth not just finding
the truth in facts about arts.
If that is bringing science up or down probably depends
on your opinion of art;-)
Erin
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