From: Matt Kundert (pirsigaffliction@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Apr 01 2005 - 19:21:16 BST
David,
I think our last two posts are pretty good examples of what happens at the
end of a conversation. You’re bewilderment over my inability to see some
pretty plain facts is only matched by my bewilderment over our inability to
continue the conversation. As far as I can see, the communication breakdown
is well-nigh total, which is why all the talk about “blind spots” and such.
You can’t get through to me that I have Western tunnel vision that causes me
to see all philosophies as Western philosophies, whereas I can’t help but
think that you’re missing the point that, even if philosophies are homegrown
away from other influences, they may still run into similar problems. You
can’t seem to convince me that philosophy has a moral responsibility that
the MoQ fulfills, and I can’t seem to convince you that philosophy has
little direct bearing on our politics, and that instead it’s our politics
that fulfills our moral responsibility. (“Bogged down in old problems? You
mean old philosophical problems, don't you? Is that really of more concern
than the practical effects and implications of the worldview he offers?”
No, of course not, but once you let go of those concerns, you’ve let go of
philosophy and entered politics.) You boggle at my inability to see that
Pirsig's adding to pragmatism, while I can't understand why you don't see
that, while I'm aware that Pirsig thinks he's adding to pragmatism, I think
he's wrong.
So I don’t know where to go from there, David. I can simply reiterate my
claim that, for differences as deeply entrenched and thought out as ours,
one simply can’t supply the needed evidence or argumentation for either side
in a 500 word post.
You scoff at essays, but do you really think your evidence and arguments are
best splayed out over a three month, four thread, 62 post length of time?
Let alone the years you’ve been here?
Matt
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