RE: MD MOQ and Logic/Science

From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Mon Aug 23 2004 - 23:51:41 BST

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    On 23 Aug 2004 at 10:24, Paul Turner wrote:
    That is, if science is based on the metaphysical assumption that
    everything is substance, then, as Ian says, "social science is a
    myth."

    However, in Chapter 8, Pirsig is happy to see the "Theory of
    Anthropology" platypus fall as a result of his value-based
    metaphysics:

    "If science is a study of substances and their relationships, then
    the field of cultural anthropology is a scientific absurdity....But
    if science is a study of stable patterns of value, then cultural
    anthropology becomes a supremely scientific field." [LILA Ch8]

    msh:
    Paul Posits Pirsig Pummels Positivist Popper's Platypus.

    Peace,
    Mark Steven Heyman (msh) 

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