Platt, I agree that going over basic assumptions is a highly valued intellectual activity, otherwise, what is a metaphysics discussion even about?
But I do think going on and on in subsequent directions of discussion, without addressing the basic conflicts is a kind of waste of time. I mean, what is there to discuss if you don't believe in Quality? How to spell "Schopenhauer"? Regards, John On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 6:57 AM, Platt Holden <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey John, > > I don't consider challenging basic assumptions to be a waste of time. In > fact, to me that's what philosophy is all about. For example, Pirsig's MOQ > challenges the basic assumption that the world is divided into subjects and > objects. Many philosophies challenge the assumption of scientific > materialism. Such challenges can generate new ideas and broader > understanding. > > Regards, > 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/
