Hi Krim Here's a book that looks at the problematic role of values in science:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Knowledge-Wisdom-Revolution-Science-Humanities/dp/0955224004/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196598803&sr=1-1 It's had some amazing reviews as shown on Amazon. David M ----- Original Message ----- From: "Krimel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 12:23 PM Subject: Re: [MD] subject/object: pragmatism > [Platt] > I take it then that you agree with the notion that man invents morals > for himself, are artificial and can be just about any old thing as opposed > to Pirsig's thesis that morals are evolutionary, natural, and built into > the > fabric of the universe. In other words, you reject the central premises of > the MOQ. > > Is that correct? > > [Krimel] > This is among the most puzzling posts I have yet encountered in this > forum. > I do think that morals are evolutionary, natural and built into the fabric > of the universe and I disagree with Pirsig's assessment that science > claims > they are artificial and completely arbitrary. So it would seem that one of > the three of us is confused. > > Efforts to find a specific set of moral in nature have not faired well. > Gould writes about this very well in his collections of essays. Social > Darwinism was a disastrous attempt to interpret morality writ in tooth and > claw. But if for example you are able to see how both cannibalism and > burial > of the dead both serve the same morality or the same moral functions then > perhaps we are actually on the same page for a change. > > > 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/ > 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/
