Hi SA, > [SA ] > Yes, the individual worth related to gumption >would propel a good discussion into morals. Maybe we >get trapped in the level system so much, it seems to >throw us off-track from discussing what we really want >to get to. The level system works, but it also traps >and leads the discussion away from what we want to get >to. The individual worth, the value and moral loss >this culture involves itself with is depleting. Now, >how we want to label the individual on any level, I >say throw that labeling out and move on with the >discussion, as you two seem to be. Let's get into the >actual discussion, not labeling what the discussion is >about. This is a good start, but on specific issues, >I wonder where this will go.
Steve: I don't think the idea of the moral hierarchy for Pirsig was ever to label individuals. He used characters to illustrate types of patterns of value, but it is the patterns that get labeled, not individuals. Regards, Steve 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/
