correction: > That some things are better than other does not negate that truth is > relative. > I've read a bunch of books on relativism.
On Nov 14, 2010, at 9:10 AM, MarshaV wrote: > > > >> >> [Arlo] >>> You and Marsha are reaching new heights of absurdity lately. But this >>> harkens >>> back to what I had said to Bo, you can agree or disagree with Pirsig, you >>> can >>> say "Bob was wrong" and "Bob was right" and you can offer something you >>> think >>> is better. But what "view" of the MOQ do you think DMB has? What DMB does, >>> and >>> what Pirsig thanked him for in the DVD, is keeping the discussion honest >>> about >>> what Bob meant. > >> >> Marsha to Arlo: >> Was my statement "I accept the MoQ rejects an absolute cultural relativism," >> absurd? Or was my statement "but truth, static patterns of value, are >> relative, >> as Anthony states" absurd? Is my having such an opinion absurd? Or is your >> statement "You (Mark) and Marsha are reaching new heights of absurdity >> lately" >> absurd? Or maybe you have a new bit of absurdity to offer? Or possibly for >> you >> to think that your opinion is not absurd, is even more absurd? How do you >> know? What is your evidence? How can you be sure? May there possibly be >> another explanation? >> >> >> >> Ron: >> It has been the interpretation of the term "relative" and it's meaning >> that is being disputed. >> Relative, in philosophic discussions, commonly refered to pejorativly >> as being synonomous with "subjective" >> >> truth is subjective >> >> I can understand the reasons why this is an uncomfortable statement. >> Because there seems to be a base of truths that are un mistakeably >> common to all. >> Some things are better than others, not just to me, but to everyone, >> and every living thing. >> >> All meaning is derrived from it. > > > > Marsha: > That some things are better than other does not negate that truth is > relative. > I've read a bunch of books on relativism. That relativism is "an comfortable > statement" for some does not mean it is an uncomfortable position for all, > Buddhism for example. Epistemological relativism represents truth, > conventional or static patterns of value, as relative to the individual > making > an evaluation, by his biological apparatuses, by his static pattern history > and > by interaction with dynamic quality. This is what is meant by Protagoras' > statement "Man is the measure of all things; of things that are that they > are, > and of things that are not that they are not." imho > > > 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
