Hi Ron Is there more to reason than analysis? Could analysis alone lead a scientist to suggest that planets orbit suns in elipses? We do not experience planetary orbits very readily even if we can confirm such suggestion by individual observations that we then put together into a whole to understand certain fragments of behaviour (i.e. plantes moving in the sky). Science & reason is also about making sense of experience by filling in the gaps, this requires imagination and going beyond the limits and fragments of experience. See Roy Bhaskar's discussion of this in his philsophy of science such as his 'Realist Theory of Science'.
David M
1.An intellectual (involving thought and reason) is one who tries to use his or her intelligence and analytical thinking in either his profession or personal pursuits. Intellectuals have been viewed as a distinct social class, often significantly contributing to the formation and phrasing of ideas as both creators and critics of ideology. 2.Intelligence (also called intellect) is an umbrella term used to describe a property of the mind that encompasses many related abilities, such as the capacities to reason, to plan, to solve problems, to think abstractly, to comprehend ideas, to use language, and to learn. 3.Reason is a way of thinking characterized by logic, analysis, and synthesis. It is often contrasted with emotionalism, which is thinking driven by desire, passion, or prejudice. Reason attempts to discover what is true and what is best. Reason often follows a chain of cause and effect, and the word "reason" can be a synonym for "cause". The concept of reason is closely related to the concept of language, as reflected in the meanings of the Greek word "logos", the root of logic, which translated into Latin became "ratio" and then in French "raison", from which the English word "reason" was derived. Ron: I think, as it directly applies to western culture and to the levels of MOQ, the "Intellectual level" is characterized by analytical thinking. This is what bears the most meaning to what we discuss. Pirsig most perceptively places the origin of the western intellectual level with the creation of analytics. One must understand that there is no defined universal human "intellectual level" except by it's definition via culturally. Every culture therefore defines its intellectual level differently. 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/
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