From: David Morey (us@divadeus.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Mon Jul 12 2004 - 19:23:38 BST
Hi Paul
I think there is something in this still
myself, because the emergence of the
individual as opposed to society is linked
to the intellectual challenges such individuals
have made with respect to myth, tradition, social
values, i.e. intellectual challenges. Don Cupitt
describes this well in his book 'After God'.
regards
David M
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Turner" <paul@turnerbc.co.uk>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 11:44 AM
Subject: RE: MD the metaphysics of self-interest
> Hi Platt
>
> Platt said:
> I've suggested changing the name of Pirsig's Intellectual Level to the
> Individual Level.
>
> Paul:
> I've thought about this, and I can't see how it would work. A simple
> example is when you look at defining characteristics of static
> intellectual quality, such as:
>
> "Intellectual quality measurements are logic, fittingness to empirical
> data, economy of statement, and what is sometimes called 'elegance' by
> mathematicians." [Pirsig, MOQ Textbook]
>
> ...what does this have to do with an individual?
>
> Why would philosophy, mathematics, theology, geometry etc. be defined as
> "individual patterns" instead of "intellectual patterns"?
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
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