At 11:46 AM 8/19/2007, you wrote: >Quoting MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > Hi Platt, > > > > You brought up the subject, and it seems too general. And the > > assumption seems to be that there was some goodness in those > > Victorian principles. Maybe there was, do you have any > > examples? Did RMP give any specific examples or detail? Is there > > any evidence that killings, like those in New Jersey, didn't occur in > > the Victorian period? Is there a specific question in the book > > review you sited that represents your interest, or RMP's quote? > > > > Marsha > >Hi Marsha, > >I'm going by Pirsig's advice. Do you find it objectionable? As far as I >recall, RMP didn't give any specific examples or detail. Should he have?
If there is no detail to Pirsig's advice, without a thorough investigation, what is there to discuss? So Pirsig's advice is an interesting comment, but one without any depth. Should he have explained the comment? Not necessarily. You can't cover everything, and he's given us plenty of detail in other areas. Now if you want to buy us both a copy of that book ($85), I'll read it. >As for gang killings in the Victorian period, I'm sure there were some. >My interest is in reducing criminal behavior as I'm sure yours is. Certainly I would like to see criminal behavior reduced. I "believe" education and jobs would be a good deterrent. Reading ZMM could be mandatory reading in high school. >Pirsig suggests we might learn something from the Victorians towards >that end. Is that a problem? It's a problem without an explanation of what exactly he had in mind. His comment is far too ambiguous. But you could develop it into something specific if you choose. Marsha Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
