From: Ian Glendinning (ian@psybertron.org)
Date: Wed Feb 16 2005 - 18:04:06 GMT
I wouldn't disagree Matt.
Classification is something close to my heart, and one place where binary
choice is appropriate.
Choice mind, and not exclusive - you can have you cake and eat it. No
fundaments here.
Ian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Kundert" <pirsigaffliction@hotmail.com>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 3:29 AM
Subject: Re: MD Linguistics (Was Kantian etc ...)
> Ian,
>
> "(Realist, pragmatist, whatever - the isms are part of the problem, not
> the solution.)"
>
> Nah, "isms" are simply a way of reading and interpreting. I think people
> take the categories the wrong way when the see them as hampering
> understanding. Categories like "realist" and "pragmatist" arise only
> after you've tried to understand them, are part of the attempt to
> understand, as classifying patterns of linguistic similarity and
> conceptual work. McKeon was misunderstood by Pirsig because of this
> prejudice against "classification." Except, what else is understanding
> than classification? How else are we to understand unless we
> differentiate? The problem is taking the classifications as written in
> the stars, as Platonists are wont to do. But pragmatists don't do that.
> They use them as a map with which to make their way around philosophy. As
> new bumps appear, you change the map.
>
> Trying to eshew "isms" is like the "end of philosophy" debate. Its just
> one more "ism," just as trying to "end philosophy" is just one more kind
> of philosophy.
>
> Matt
>
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