Quoting Ron Kulp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Platt: > According to Wikipedia, "arete" has a number of different meanings > besides > Aristotle's. The entry refers to Pirsig's use of arete as a synonym for > Quality. > > Ron: > One of which is superiority and dominance, which you feel is what Pirsig > meant not balance. > power to dominate or defeat. Correct? This is better-ness, not balance. > > > Thusly atheism is moral. > > > Lying, cheating stealing and killing is moral > If done for profit, gain and superiority. > > > Is this what you mean?
No. Lying, cheating, stealing and killing are biological patterns. Social patterns dominate by punishing these bio-patterns. Pirsig says intellect dominates social patterns and that such dominance is better, i.e., more moral. The problem is that SOM intellect doesn't provide for morals at all. ------------------------------------------------- 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/
