From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Mon Aug 15 2005 - 23:39:14 BST
Ian:
> Why should someone with four out of four role models from a very
> specific line in the asethetic arts, be so hooked on good old
> objective logical positivist style (dare I say SOMist) reason when it
> comes to morals and values.
I like to take the best from both worlds. You do, too.
> My angle is to say it's that very style of reasoning that needs
> tempering with a liberal sprinking of aesthetic quality. Which I have
> to say is exactly what I thought Pirsig was doing with his MoQ, bring
> the quality of the experience to the centre.
Yes, Pirsig did a masterful job in Lila, combining the aesthetic with the
rational.
> Odd no ?
> (Perhaps odder is that you cite Pirsig as changing your life when it
> came to morals, yet he isn't even listed amongst your role models -
> but that's maybe a different matter.)
I presumed that by my presence here that Pirsig being one of my role
models would be understood.
Platt
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