Re: MD Did Pirsig flip-flop on equality?

From: ml (mbtlehn@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Tue Aug 17 2004 - 06:17:24 BST

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    Hello Platt:

    >
    > Platt asked:
    > On the one hand, he says social equality is a good thing. On the other, he
    > says it's not a good thing to think that all societies are equal. Is this
    a
    > flip-flop? If not, what's the difference?
    >

    mel:
    If I understand the way you have structured your question, there
    seems a difference. "Social equality is a good thing" seems to point
    to WITHIN a society. (...as in opportunity)
    The second point is a comparison between societies. (N v S Korea)

    ...unless I missed something.

    thanks--mel

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