Hey John C, Again you're confusing the intellectual level (a value level) with "thinking" -- a critical difference that has been discussed "a hundred times in a hundred ways" to quote one of my favorite contributors.
Platt On 28 Feb 2010 at 10:14, John Carl wrote: > Heya Platt, > > On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 8:08 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hey John, > > > > Maybe you got off on the wrong foot with your analysis. Bo has never > > claimed that SOM is intellect as you imply in your first sentence. Rather, > > SOM as created and defined by Pirsig is the value of the subject-object > > division of reality (direct experience). > > > > That a metaphysical stance that subjects and objects comprise all reality > is "a" intellectual value I can see. But calling it "the" value confuses me > because it implies intellect can only put objectivism as its highest value. > Which denies many of the intellectual accomplishments of non-objectivist > societies in history and the world. > > Oh. > > I see. > > That is Bo's stance. > > Nevermind. > > John > 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/md/archives.html
