John, One could, I think, make the very same arguement for error that it is a relative term.
A more meaningful expression might be the distinction of the terms accuracy and precision. Precision is the context of which accuracy performs. I think Royce makes a very accurate statement about the way human beings tend to behave. Ever see the film Princess Bride? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUee1WvtQZU ----- Original Message ---- From: John Carl <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 7:32:34 PM Subject: Re: [MD] What does Pirsig mean by metaphysics? When Royce finished up his metaphysical foundation on the certainty of error, he dusted off his hands and remarked, "I could have made the same formulations based upon truth, but the skeptic will not admit truth." Truth is possible but error is certain. On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 3:44 PM, X Acto <[email protected]> wrote: > Platt, > If you take any statement as "true" then yes. > but the conversation is about meaning > > not "Truth" .. > > by your logic any statement of truth is true > > What you are doing is taking a particular meaning of the term > as a logical absolute in a rhetorical manner to persuade others > of your point of view.. > > if all statements regarding truth are taken to be true > > it makes a plurality of absolutes....a fine illustration > of relative, contextual meaning. whether you realize it or not. > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 12:49:17 PM > Subject: Re: [MD] What does Pirsig mean by metaphysics? > > On 2 Feb 2010 at 12:18, Arlo Bensinger wrote: > > > And this is why Pirsig > > acknowledges that had Socrates NOT said "all this > > is just an analogy", "he wouldn't have been telling the "Truth."" (ZMM). > > Accordingly, "All this is just an analogy" is an absolute truth proclaiming > its own universality. Once admitted as "Truth" (with a capital "T") the > entire edifice of relativity is overthrown. > > > 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/ > 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/
