Ron, I am most certainly NOT suggesting that DQ is a fifth level, and neither is Bo.
Marsha On Aug 8, 2010, at 12:13 PM, X Acto wrote: > > > > Arlo said: > ... Marsha and Bo are adding a new metaphysical entity to Pirsig's ideas, > suggesting that in addition to DQ and SQ there is something called "labels" > or > "levels" that are neither DQ nor SQ (patterns of value) but something else. > Or > like Mary, they will say the "level" itself is a "pattern of value" but > refuse > to specify which type, suggesting then there are five types of patterns of > value; inorganic, biological, social, intellectual and this other kind that > is > none of these but is still a "pattern of value". > > Ron: > That is just what is being done Arlo, by making DQ a fifth level. > > Which, in so many words, is a rejection of explanations. > > kinda The Ellen Jamesions of the forum. > > The irony > It is used as a rhetorical device, a jabberwocky of sorts. > > They just feel that way, accept it. > > They don't need reasons! thats so SOM! > > it's outside intellect, it makes no sense. > > Is'nt it brilliant? > > "...patterns of value are divided into four systems: inorganic patterns, > biological patterns, social patterns and intellectual patterns. They are > exhaustive. That's all there are. If you construct an encyclopedia of four > topics - inorganic, biological, social and intellectual - nothing is left > out. > No 'thing', that is. Only Dynamic Quality, which can not be described in any > encyclopaedia is absent." (Robert Pirsig, LILA, p.149 or first page of > chapter > 12) > > > > 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 ___ 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
