On Dec 29, 2010, at 9:06 AM, ARLO J BENSINGER JR wrote: > [Marsha] > Just to be clear... > > [Pirsig] > A subject-object metaphysics is in fact a metaphysics in which the first > division of Quality - the first slice of undivided experience is into > subjects and objects. ... What he had seen is that there is a metaphysical box > that sits above these two boxes, Quality itself. And once he'd seen this he > also saw a huge number of ways in which Quality can be divided. Subjects and > objects are just one of the ways. (LILA) > > [Arlo] > Its clear that "SOM", as Pirsig explains it, is not simply the "subjects" and > "objects" of grammar, but a very particular metaphysical position about the > primary division of reality.
Marsha: Pirsig uses the term ‘subject-object metaphysics’ (SOM) for any metaphysics (explicitly or implicitly) that perceives reality as either mind and/or matter such as idealism, materialism, and dualism. " (MoQ Textbook) ___ 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
