[Ron] I think the story of the Brujo illustrates a quality response of the cultural immune system, instead of demanding the brujo fall in line they made allowances for him to exercise his powers in new ways.
[Arlo] Exactly. The "cultural immune system" is one way to think about the constraints of the lens we are given, it is what kept Pirsig from seeing the "green flash", it is what has kept S/O dualism the dominant metaphysics in the west. But what has to be recognized is that in inseparable union with this "immune system" is the very agency-to-respond (redundant, I know) that moves cultural evolution forward. The very fact that "19th century French culture" constrained the possibility of actions afforded Descartes, it also afforded him the ability to make his famous proclamation (and hence move cultural evolution forward (another redundancy, I know)). If you eliminate "culture" from the equation, you remove not only the constraints but also the very affordances. I think Pirsig's recognition of the "individual" as a "culture of one" is a valuable step forward that bridges the otherwise S/O dualistic view of "individual" and "culture" in opposition (if not outright conflict). 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/
