[Mel] > As far as Pirsig's criteria goes > it seem...reasonable...but in real > terms the paragraph lacks context. > > Hard not to agree with the generalities, > but in terms of looking at the the world, > we may need to get very specific in > any analysis to make sure the type > of understanding of one and another > culture are accurate. > > thanks--mel
Agree. For specific context of Pirsig's generalities, please refer to the today's post from Bo and the news article from the Herald Tribune I sent. Platt > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Platt Holden" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 4:09 PM > Subject: Re: [MD] Multiculturalism scam > > > Hi Mel, > > Some cultures are superior to others, as judged by Pirsig's criteria: > > "Cultures can be graded and judged morally according to their > contribution > to the evolution of life. A culture that supports the dominance of > social > values over biological values is an absolutely superior culture to one > that does not, and a culture that supports the dominance of intellectual > values over social values is absolutely superior to one that does not. > It > is immoral to speak against a people because of the color of their skin, > or any other genetic characteristic because these are not changeable and > don't matter anyway. But it is not immoral to speak against a person > because of his cultural characteristics if those cultural > characteristics > are immoral. These are changeable and they do matter." (Lila, 24) > > Am I correct is presuming you agree? > > Thanks. > > Platt 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/
