Ron: Please tell me the difference between what I posted and what you posted.
[Krimel] I think the difference is: you asked, "The question is, in what way did Pirsig intend the term to mean in reference to the level system?" And I answered: "Pirsig's usage of the word discrete is quite clear." Ron: What I posted is supported by cultural consensus of terms, what you posted is supported by, well, your own interpretations. yet we say the same thing, only I have connected the meaning we agree upon with the term "discrete" Think I'm reaching? At least I reach and attain on a consensus level. I think the Turner letter supports this assumption. "An excellent analogy to the independence of the levels, Phaedrus thought, is the relation of hardware to software in a computer." [Krimel] I seem to have joined the consensus that Pirsig means discrete when he says discrete. And I elaborated upon my own interpretation in a post to Magnus. I would remind you that a camel is a horse designed through consensus. One thing worth considering about any taxonomy is that it is system of organizing patterns. Any method of classification seeks to make patterns easier to access and connect together. From the patterns of legal documents in an office file drawer to the periodic table, a taxonomy is a pattern of patterns. 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/
