[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)
[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) [Arlo] And again, this has nothing to do with the "subjects" and "objects" of grammar, but a very particular metaphysical position where one ascribes the fundamental division of "reality" as being S/O. Idealism, materialism and dualism are three examples of metaphysics derived from such a fundamental division. Pirsig's metaphysics are a metaphysics derived from a different fundamental division, one that sees Static/Dynamic as the "fundamental division of the world". 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
