Re: MD A bit of reasoning

From: Scott Roberts (jse885@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Sep 15 2004 - 03:57:12 BST

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    David M,
    > Scott: So my complaint
    > > with the MOQ is not that I think that SOM is really true, rather my
    > > complaint is that the MOQ has ignored some things about mentality, and
    it
    > > does so because it continues a SOM-based bit of nonsense called
    > nominalism.
    > > This is the belief that ideas/universals exist only in humans, yet it
    > > offers no explanation of how humans came to have universals.
    >
    >
    > DM: Not really, lots of SQ before human beings, SQ implies existence of
    > universals

    Not according to DMB, nor, I think according to Pirsig. Universals implies
    intellect, since intellect is the play of universals, but Pirsig restricts
    intellect to the 4th level. (Also, I say that SQ *are* universals, not just
    imply them.)

    - Scott

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