Quoting MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > At 12:51 PM 8/25/2007, you wrote: > >Quoting MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > At 12:30 PM 8/25/2007, you wrote: > > > >Quoting MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > > At 12:03 PM 8/25/2007, Platt wrote: > > > > > >Pirsig knows as well as anyone that pure > > > > > >intellectual pursuits such as philosophy are made possible by those > > > > > >in > > > > > >society who "make money." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry Platt, but you don't know what Pirsig knows. You saying so > > > > > doesn't make it true. Do you have proof for this opinion? > > > > > > > > > > > > >I thought everyone knows that the Academy is supported by money. > > Do you know > > > >otherwise? > > > > > > > >Platt > > > > > > "I thought everyone knows..."??? Baloney. This is not > > > evidence. And it certainly isn't proof that this is an idea held by > > > RMP. So Mr. Holden, do you have evidence that RMP thinks "that pure > > > intellectual pursuits such as philosophy are made possible by those > > > in society who "make money.""? > > > > > > Marsha > > > >The evidence is in the balance sheets of colleges and universities. > >The evidence > >is in the solicitations for money universities and colleges send to > >their alumni. > >The evidence is in the salaries paid to professors. Where did you ever get > >the > >idea that the Academy exists without money? > > Platt, > > Some pure intellectual pursuits, such as philosophy, may be supported > by the Academy, but that does not equate to all pure intellectual > pursuits, such as philosophy, are supported by the Academy. So > Platt, do you have evidence that Pirsig thinks "that pure > intellectual pursuits such as philosophy are made possible by those > in society who "make money.""? Actually I don't think RMP was > supported to pursue philosophy by the Academy.
Well, if he was supported without money, he really is a pioneer. Maybe he was hermit, hunting and foraging for his food, making his own clothes, and living in a cave. > >I mean do I have to prove that RMP thinks the earth is round? > > If you meant that RMP thinks the earth is round like a sphere, you > better supply some proof. > > Marsha OK Platt ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ 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/
