Matt, Chris, I agree with your remarks Chris. Matt's introduction is a very good one, but is again very much in the "knowing" context of academic philosophy .... and Matt knows I don't use an adjective like "academic" pejoratively. It's great that one furrow being ploughed is to get Pirsig taken more widely and seriously in that context - good luck to those on that course - fitting Pirsig into "the body of the kirk" - known as philosophy.
I can't help thinking that there is further value to be had for humanity at large in promoting MoQism beyond philosophy and literary art. The man in the street, as it were. But what do I know ? David Morey and I (and no doubt others) have been gently pushing MoQ (by any other name) in some other community contexts - science, wisdom, inclusionality, sustainability ... beyond this forum and our various personal blogs. You are right about the double-edged dilemma - "selling" what is natural - we mentioned that already. But I don't believe "do nothing more" is the best answer, but what do we all do once we've "tended our own garden" ? Keep talking. Ian On 1/23/08, Christoffer Ivarsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Heather! You are perfectly right in that one should not try to fit the > MOQ into, or harmonize them with the SOM - why should one? Science doesn't > suffer from resting on a MOQ basis, so it has no reason to complain, only to > celebrate - since it now will run smoother, and the continuing search for > understanding will be provided better tools. Surely you must agree that > science would be better of proceeding on a MOQ basis? Of course we cannot > analyse Dynamic Quality (indeed even the name is an inadequate description) > but we must nonetheless continuing analysing, and try to understand our world > must we not? From an intellectual point of view at least that seems the > highest Good I'd say. > > --- > > Matt! I liked your introduction, and I for one think that blogging could be a > good thing in this case too. One of the main questions that has to be asked > though in regards to, well, both us here and of Pirsigs work in general - who > do we wish to reach? The natural response is of course "everyone" but where > to start? I have no clear thoughts on this matter at the moment, I for one > will spend most of my time at the university I think, and Anthony certainly > has chosen the academic path very successfully - a good thing I feel. But as > I said, the best approach to this may be a double edged one. > 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/
