Re: MD MOQ and Logic/Science

From: Ian Glendinning (ian@psybertron.org)
Date: Sat Aug 28 2004 - 10:52:46 BST

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    Mark,
    > That is, if science is based on the metaphysical assumption that
    > everything is substance, then, as Ian says, "social science is a
    > myth."

    You spoil that with the If ..., Then ...
    I see no causal relationship, just a fact.
    Ian

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Mark Steven Heyman" <markheyman@infoproconsulting.com>
    To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 11:51 PM
    Subject: RE: MD MOQ and Logic/Science

    > 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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