Re: MD quality-man made or natural?

From: August West (augustwestd@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu May 29 2003 - 01:06:53 BST

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    Hi Nic, in response to what you said on MOQ:
    > On the other hand if Iook at a tree or a
    > seascape the quality is always absolute , the sea is
    > always perfect sea and trees are always perfect
    > trees . More accurately to natural things quality
    > does not apply , they are perfectly what they are
    > and could not be anything else .

    I try to look at quality as having a purpose; that
    purpose grades a level of quality and is also
    determined by a subjective quality. For an example if
    I was camping in the woods and I needed a fire because
    daylight was fading. I need a fire for warmth
    (quality) and light (quality). When I look for wood
    I'm going to want dry twigs, medium sticks, and logs
    that are dry and dead because that is what the
    particular purpose of the wood that I am seeking
    requires(quality). If I wanted a tree to make a canoe
    out of it then I would look for other qualities; the
    definition of a perfect tree for the purpose would
    change. Thoughts?

    -August

    --- nic nott <gnicgnostic@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
    > As I understand it quality is being placed as a
    > fundamental or the fundamental basis of perception .
    > The definition of this quality being provided in the
    > story of the essay . This definition seems
    > profoundly tied up with human concious constructions
    > only . For instance I can read a book or watch a
    > film and I mentally grade them with levels of
    > quality . On the other hand if Iook at a tree or a
    > seascape the quality is always absolute , the sea is
    > always perfect sea and trees are always perfect
    > trees . More accurately to natural things quality
    > does not apply , they are perfectly what they are
    > and could not be anything else .
    > My question then is does this quality only apply
    > to the perception of conciously constructed things ?
    > I feel that quality is only reduced through the
    > filters of perception , the perfectly enlightened
    > being would see the perfection in any essay and
    > equally always write the perfect essay . Quality is
    > always perfect and so does not really exist .
    > I welcome any enlightenment in this matter.
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