Hello Marsha and DMB, [Marsha] > There seems to be some confusion between the word "is" as in dmb's statement > "Pirsig says the MOQ is a form of mainstream American pragmatism." and to > compare the similarities between the MoQ and mainstream American pragmatism > or the Jamesian tradition. The quote I posted was a RMP dated October 2005 > and seems quite clear that the MoQ IS NOT "intended to be within any > philosophic tradition". Dmb should compare and contrast to his heart's > contenty; Im sure he'll find many similarities as I did with Buddhism,, but > James is not a MoQ expert and neither is Ms. Seigfried.
[Mary] Thank you, Marsha. DMB, you overextend with your statement. Shall we debate what the meaning of the word "is" is? As a self-proclaimed authority on all things Pirsig, you have an obligation to speak with precision and clarity lest you be misconstrued as a dilettante. That you have arrived at the conclusion that the MoQ is a form of mainstream American Pragmatism does not make it so. Diminishing the MoQ in such a manner may polish your own orb, but does nothing at all for the MoQ. Which do you care about most? Best, Mary 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
