-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Platt Holden Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 3:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MD] The Intellectual Gauntlet II !
[Ian] > I think I agree with that entirely Platt, if I could just confirm one word > ... > > In the second para where you say - cultural immune system "of" ... > Are you referring to academes immunity defence system "against" ... > > .... relativity and mulicuturalism ? Platt: No. Academe not only embraces moral relativity and multiculturalism, but celebrates it with a passion. To the professorship, no culture can do anything wrong, nor do we have any right to judge other cultures (America excepted). That's what our kids are being taught.The MOQ tells quite a different story. "Cultures can be graded and judged morally according to their contribution to the evolution of life." (Lila, 24) To academe, that's blasphemy. Ron: That seems to contradict Pirsigs reasons why he could not make an accurate assessment of Indian culture and values. In MoQ terms "Moral" is described as Dynamic. by THAT meaning one may compare the dynamism between cultures but in no way can cultures be judged in a particular social (collective) meaning of the term as you imply. It would not only be unfair but irrational and unreasonable. it would go against everything Pirsig has been trying to defeat. 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/
