From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Tue Jan 18 2005 - 13:20:59 GMT
Ian ...
> If you see love as "down" relative to logic (or cogent argument as you call
> it) then that is a pity. I repeatedly refuse to stoop exclusively to logic
> to explain myself, but simply express sympathy for you and your ilk. And by
> your ilk, I really do not care whether your politics are left or right, but
> more whether you are hidebound by authoritarian rules of certainty. My
> objection is to conservative with a small "c" at the expense of dynamic
> with a captial "Q" I live in hope that one day you might address that point
> in debate.
By your definition, Pirsig is hidebound. His entire metaphysics is based
on reason, leading to logical moral judgments. He writes:
"We're at last dealing with morals on the basis of reason. We can now
deduce codes based on evolution that analyze moral arguments with greater
precision than before." (Lila, 13)
Furthermore, your dependence on feelings and emotions is, as Pirsig points
out, is a regression back to the biological level:
"The MOQ sees emotions as a biological response to quality and not the
same thing as quality." (LC, #141)
I think this addresses your point rather well.
Platt
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