RE: MD Dealing with S/O

From: David Buchanan (DBuchanan@ClassicalRadio.org)
Date: Sun Sep 28 2003 - 21:12:45 BST

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    Dan and y'all:

    Dan said:
    The definitions and the synonyms seem to be a perfect fit with Robert
    Pirsig's annotations in Lila's Child. RMP has said that he didn't define the

    intellectual level in Lila, and ZMM doesn't pertain directly to the MOQ, so
    I don't see why there is an uneasiness over the LC annotations or why a
    different formulation of intellect is needed.

    dmb says:
    Right. Pirsig is only offering us a different way to think about the things
    we already know. The data is unchanged. That's why Pirsig's version of the
    intellect is pretty much the same as we find in the dictionary. Its a thing
    we all know (hopefully) by virtue of living in this world. Clearly, I'm not
    too concerned here with any kind of metaphysical truth claims or anything so
    fancy as that. Its just a matter of looking around. If one wants to know
    what intellectual values are all about, then one should simply look around
    and find out what intellectual disciplines are aimed at, find out what
    intellectual people find to be most important, find out what kinds of skills
    and talents are engaged by such people during such pursuits. I honestly
    don't think its any more complicated than that. The part where it goes
    beyond common sense is where Pirsig then places all that in an evolutionary
    hierarchy, etc..

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