Hi All Here are the suggested topics for July 99. I've made the best attempt I can at summarizing what posts have been received. I think Diana and Robert were suggesting the same thing and apologize if that is not the case. To increase the choice I've resurrected one from the archives, which I think was first suggested by Kevin Sanchez - apologies to whoever if this is not the case. Ken's suggestion would seem to provide for a long stint discussing the whole book chapter by chapter and I'm not sure how a forum which uses a monthly vote covers this - but feel free to comment. Could you please indicate which one you are voting for by replying to this message and using the same subject line. Voting will be closed on June 30 at 24:00 GMT. 1) [Denis Poisson] To further explore the Social and Intelectual Levels in terms of how they work and their composition. Also, if DNA is the "machine code" or interface between the inorganic and the biological levels, what form does the interface between the Biological and the Social levels take and similarly the interface between the Social and the Intellectual levels. 2) [Diana McPartlin & Robert Stillwell] Is there a soul or self? If so, how does it fit into the MOQ? 3) [Kevin Sanchez] How would Pirsig unite modernity and postmodernity. Chomsky advocates modernity claiming we need morality to legitimize our actions and justice is the highest ideal of society. Foucault advocates postmodernity claiming that despite our need of it, morality doesn't exists and that society defines its highest ideal as it wishes. It seems Pirsig can't appease the moderns because of his reliance on experience instead of logic and he can't appease the postmoderns because of his acceptance of a universal morality instead of particular morality. 4) Ken Clark As a continuing topic beginning in July take each chapter, in turn, of Lila that is not purely narrative and attempt to reach concensus on the meaning as a group. We could even begin with ZMM. We could either allot a month per chapter or maybe shorten it to two weeks if experience indicated this was enough. Horse MOQ.org - http://www.moq.org
