Marsha, Ron, All. 17 July:
Marsha to Ron > I cannot comment about Aristotle's definition of metaphysics; that is > true, and I didn't comment on Aristotle's definition of anything, but > offered a simple, modern definition: met·a·phys·ics - Philosophy > The branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality. I don't know what's Ron's point, isn't Aristotle's "metaphysics" about examination of reality? Anyway my point is that only with the Greeks, with SOM, did the dichotomy of an examining SUBJECT and an OBJECTIVE reality (to be examined) occur. And - further - as Pirsig points to - the old books of the Bible lacks intellectual content, meaning hat they lacks the said Aristotelian dichotomy of a reality and an examinator. Javeh was reality and mankind was part of that reality. The same goes for all ancient texts, Homer's "Iliad" for instance, not a trace of a subject who steps back from any reality, who reflects ...etc. All is enormous emotions, and sound and fury.Conclusion. Pirsig says that the intellectual level = SOM and everything points to him being right. And one point more, my assertion about Christendom being intellect-influenced and Judaism and Islam pure social . The former is full of "rationalizing" of God - to try to prove His existence - these things are lacking totally in the latter two. Bodvar 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
