From: Scott R (jse885@spinn.net)
Date: Sun Nov 16 2003 - 01:43:49 GMT
Platt,
> Scott
> > Matt is here giving the pragmatist view. He is trying to change
> > philosophical vocabulary, just as Pirsig does in Lila.
>
> I didn't know there was a "philosophical vocabulary" other than a
> number of terms common to that particular field of study as there are
> in all particular fields of study. Examples of philosophical
> vocabulary I suppose are: pragmatism, contextualism, epistemology,
> metaphysics, existentialism, pantheism, teleology, and the like
It also includes such words as "subject", "object", "logic", "mind",
"meaning", "will", "truth", "knowledge" "reality", and "phenomena", when
such words are discussed by philosophers and used in some generally accepted
way by philosphers: until some philosopher challenges that generally
accepted way. All metaphysics is an attempt to change the meaning of
"reality". All philosophic ethics is an attempt to change the meaning of
"moral". ("Change" may be to reinforce an existing particular meaning, as
opposed to other contending meanings).
I
> can't think of a single instance in Lila where Pirsig changed such
> vocabulary other than to extend "morality" beyond just human social
> behavior to include all creation. "Morality," of course, is not a term
> confined just to philosophy as an religiously-inclined person will be
> more than happy to explain.
Pirsig deliberately attempts to change the philosophic meaning of "reality".
Also "empirical", in that he insists that value be included. Also,
"subject", "object", and "intellect", in ways I don't like.
- Scott
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