Hi SA, My assumption was that the 'essential source' Jos was referring to was 'nothingness' because of the summary's reference. That's why I agreed, but maybe I assumed wrong.
Marsha At 05:23 PM 7/24/2007, you wrote: > [Jos] > > Fair point, > > but even the words "dynamic" and "quality" are > > assumptions overlaid on that essential source. > > > By who? You? What essential source overlay, >what? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of MarshaV > > > Sent: 24 July 2007 10:41 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [Moq_Discuss] [MD] Aristotle & DQ > > > > > > > > > > > > From, 'A brief summary of the Metaphysics of > > Quality' > > > by Robert Pirsig October 2005 > > > > > > "The Metaphysics of Quality, or MOQ, is simply a > > philosophic answer > > > to the question of what is Quality, or worth, or > > merit, or value, or > > > betterness or any of the other synonyms for good. > > There are many > > > possible answers but the one the MOQ gives is that > > you can understand > > > Quality best if you don't subordinate it to > > anything else but instead > > > subordinate everything else to it. > > > > > > It says there are two basic kinds of Quality, an > > undefined Quality > > > called Dynamic Quality, and a defined quality > > called static quality. > > > Static quality is further divided into four > > evolutionary divisions: > > > inorganic, biological, social and intellectual. > > Our entire > > > understanding of the world can be organized within > > this framework. > > > When you do so things fall into place that were > > poorly defined > > > before, and new things appear that were concealed > > under previous > > > frameworks of understanding. The MOQ is not > > intended to deny previous > > > modes of understanding as much as to expand them > > into a more > > > inclusive picture of what it's all about. > > > > > > The "Quality" of the Metaphysics of Quality is not > > a basic substance, > > > or anything like it. 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