[Chris] >> Yesterday I listened to a very interesting lecture by a philosopher that >> had >> opened her own business where she did, well, practical philosophy. The >> book >> "Plato - not Prozac" was referred to, and some of you here on the forum >> might know of it. Anyway, in short she offered to help people, with >> philosophy, not therapy or psychology, but with classic philosophy - to >> structure and evaluate their life. This woman was really quite >> remarkable, >> because she was perhaps the greatest Champion of rationality that I have >> ever met, honest to the bone about it all. I just flat out loved it. Her >> and >> what she represented. Because even though I had to bite my tongue every >> time >> that she with a look of disgust waved away "feeling arguments" and vague >> impressions, I could so very clearly see the Value in what she was doing >> and >> what she represented. She is in a very real way a soldier of >> rationality, >> talking about, and promoting philosophy's part in society, as well as >> being >> a part of that herself. She quite probably wouldn't call is such, but as >> I >> see it, she is promoting that specific way of thinking that will provide >> a >> base for the MOQ to stand on. And this, people, is Quality Teaching if >> ever >> I saw it! >> >> Now, perhaps I have painted myself as a heretic.. But I know you are all >> wiser then that, and this has of course been debated before, but I feel >> that >> it is imperative that we don't let the MOQ become anti-rational and/or >> anti-intellectual, because this is what is NEEDED for the MOQ to come >> forth. >> We all could take the ideas of mr Pirsig to heart BECAUSE we were living >> in >> a s/o rational world. Perhaps we all felt that there were something >> missing, >> perhaps not, - perhaps we hated it, perhaps we didn't - but rationality >> we >> knew of, no doubt. >> >> So. My long overdue point: See the value in the advancement of >> rationality, >> because only on that base can the MOQ be built. >> >> Regards > >> Chris >>
> Hi Chris I?m Joe, > > The advancement of rationality is a noble goal! So also are the > advancement > of inspired feelings, and marvelous dancing! IMO the MOQ does not abandon > the latter in their inner developments. Perhaps ?rationality? is a word > that embraces all three, but ?ratio? is a relationship between two, the > intellectual level. What about a loving individual, an individual hitting > a > home run? Value is a multifaceted jewel! > > Joe Hello Joe. Indeed it is. Everybody know so, but the MOQ confirms that it is for real. Ah, the MOQ is the most beautiful poem of them all. =) Regards Chris 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/
