Hi Andre,
On Mar 6, 2011, at 4:42 AM, Andre Broersen wrote: > Marsha to Andre: > > Funny, I don't remember a Seigfried quote stating anything at all about the > MoQ. But I do remember presenting you with a quote stating that the MoQ is > not intended to be within any philosophic tradition, that, I imagine would > include' the Jamesian tradition. > > Andre: > Ah, so true Marsha! Let me quote Pirsig: > > 'What the Metaphysics of Quality adds to James' pragmatism and his radical > empiricism is the idea that the primal reality from which subjects and > objects spring is value. By doing so it seems to unite pragmatism and radical > empiricism into a single fabric. Value, the pragmatic test of truth is also > the primary empirical experience'. (LILA, p 372) > > So what this indicates is that indeed the MOQ is not 'within' any philosophic > tradition. Rather these particular philosophic traditions (i.e. pragmatism > and radical empiricism) fit nicely within Pirsig's MOQ. > > Funny that. Marsha: Right, and Buddhism is pragmatic and is based on a radical empiricism too. My concern is confining the MoQ to the Jamesian tradition. To use the authority of "an eminent James scholar" without an adequate explanation, based solely on what she has said, might be seen as deferring to the Jamesian tradition. Thanks for responding. Marsha ___ 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
