From: Sam Norton (elizaphanian@tiscali.co.uk)
Date: Mon Sep 08 2003 - 13:20:55 BST
Hi Paul,
> Nice to see you back!
Thank you! It's good to be back - although I'll never get the chance to contribute as much again as
I have before. I'll probably just concentrate on MF once it gets going again. Anyhow, this bit is
worth pursuing in a little more detail (I agreed with the other bits you said):
> Paul:
> Well, I don't see how it is possible to differentiate between two
> undefined monisms!
My point is to question whether it is legitimate to *identify* two undefined monisms. Put
differently, if there is the assumption of ineffability about the monisms, it becomes logically
incoherent to identify them - because there are no grounds for asserting that identity, other than
that it reflects the guiding assumptions of the person making that assertion. I think this is (one
of) Pirsig's most significant flaws, and is one of the reasons why I'm uncomfortable with his
more-or-less Platonic perspective in Lila. I just see it as a Procrustean attempt to force different
religions into a single philosophical shape (an essentialist one), and that seems illegitamate to
me.
Cheers
Sam
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