On Dec 29, 2010, at 9:26 AM, ARLO J BENSINGER JR wrote: > [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".
Marsha: In my definition of the Intellectual Level, grammar, mathematics and logic represent the intellectual rules for manipulating reified objects of analysis. ___ 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
