Ron, you said .. > [Ron] > It seems plain to me that SOM is a great deal more than an intellectual > pattern in our present western culture it has fused with the culture. I think > this is why it can be traced linearly in time as an intellectual pattern but > not conceptually because it has become enmeshed in the culture. >
Absolutely ... it is such a large intellectual pattern, it is THE dominant "memeplex" of modern western culture, almost every other pattern is subservient to it .... it goes right through every decision-making norm at every level of analysis in every sphere of activity. It is THE problem "of our time" - SOM / logical-positivism / objectivism. It excludes values (and quality) by design, and has a hard time even finding the language to address them. It is almost politically incorrect even to question it in most circles - like an emperors suit of clothes we can all see it is bogus, but we are hamstrung in normal life to do anything about it. A massive impediment to quality progress. Also - you say "culture" rather than social or intellectual. This is anther key issue with Pirsig's take. Like you say, so much social culture is intertwined with what passes for intellect and vice-versa .... SOM is more a "cultural pattern" than simply intellectual. This is the main driver of my interest in promoting "real knowledge" - quality, value, wisdom, etc. Ian 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/
