Andre, I do believe that the MoQ does provide a contextual framework for the human expereince Which promotes an understanding of relationships that do not draw apon cultural terms of agreement but a much larger context of four static patterns of Quality which may be applied to and in, any cultural context.
I'm still unsure as to the ability to accurately judge cultures by it's standard though. A good MoQ arguement to follow, and I invite Platt in on it, is this: IS a culture that values intellectual quality vs. one that does not, truly superior even if that cultures intellectual level destroys and undercuts it's social level? IS a intellectually destructive society superior to a socially oppressive society? -Ron ----- Original Message ---- From: Andre Broersen <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 1:25:02 PM Subject: [MD] The relativity of the MoQ Hi All, I have started this new thread because I am intrigued by it. To what extent can the MoQ be said to be a 'universal' metaphysics? Firstly, I really dislike to use the word 'universal' but it seems to be used commonsensically as relating to, and denoting 'everything'.... We may assume that Pirsig, after having read Northrop (the Meeting of East and West),devoted to him as a student and still to be heavily influenced by him, may have attempted such a venture through the MoQ. Which reduces it to relating to us, earth bound, stardust inspired, humans. Can the MoQ be said to be therefore a-cultural and timeless? or does it make no such claim. ( I realise that Pirsig himself has placed the MoQ within the American, pragmatist tradition and stresses that it is a continuation thereof). Ron, I gather you have some definite things to say about this. Interested. Andre 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/ 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/
