On 8 May 2009 at 18:11, Andre Broersen wrote: > Platt to Andre: > You present a nice capsule summary of SOM philosophy supporting > America's free market culture, currently being challenged by an influx > of European socialist doctrine. Whether I hold to the static patterns > you cite as the basis for American culture is now more or less mute > because of the insights of the MOQ. As you know, it gives a new > basis for supporting free markets. > > Andre: > Hi Platt: Can you explain to me how Pirsig, or for that matter the MoQ > supports the 'American free market culture' when it is grounded in: > 1) the subjective egocentric religious doctrine of Protestantism and the > individualistic political doctrine, grounded in Descartes, Malebranche, and > Locke's conception of a person as a mental substance, and > 2) the laissez-faire economic theory formulated by Adam Smith and Jevons, > which rests in turn on Locke, Hume and Bentham.? > (I know some cosmetics have been applied to the above theories [e.g Keynes] > but they are still rock solid). > > I always thought that the MoQ rejected theism and subject/object > analyses and that it rejected the existence of a value-free > scientific/atomistic/amoral rationality upon which the philosophies of point > 2 in the above are grounded. Platt then evaded the question May 8th: Pirsig presents his reasons for supporting free market capitalism in Chapter 17 of Lila. To answer your question I suggest you read what he wrote there.
Ant McWatt suggests: To give a proper response to Andre's excellent question, I suggest that you first read F.S.C. Northrop's "The Meeting of East and West" (the book that set Pirsig on the road to the MOQ) and try again. This is meant to be a philosophy forum not a propaganda vessel for failed neo-conservative economic policies (and God how they have failed in the last year)! _________________________________________________________________ Beyond Hotmail — see what else you can do with Windows Live. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665375/direct/01/ 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/
