Greetings Good Dan Glover,
On Jul 10, 2011, at 3:12 PM, Dan Glover wrote: > Hello everyone > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 12:50 PM, MarshaV <val...@att.net> wrote: >> >> >> "To the extent that one's behavior is >> controlled by static patterns of quality it is without choice. But to the >> extent >> that one follows Dynamic Quality, which is undefinable, one's behavior is >> free." >> (LILA, Chapter 12) >> >> >> Here's a way to look at it: 'To the extent that one's behavior is >> controlled by the freewill (a static pattern of value) it is without choice. >> But to the extent that one follows Dynamic Quality, which is undefinable, >> one's behavior is free.' > > Dan: > > I am not sure what you're getting at. Is this a typo, perhaps? Yes, > free will is a static pattern of value. But so is everything. Every > "thing" that is, except Dynamic Quality. Static patterns of quality > determine our lives. Dynamic Quality makes our lives better. > >> >> Marsha: >> But there is also this: >> >> "In a subject-object classification of the world, Quality is in the same >> situation as that platypus. Because they can't classify it the experts have >> claimed there is something wrong with it. And Quality isn't the only such >> platypus. Subject-object metaphysics is characterized by herds of huge, >> dominating, monster platypi. The problems of free will versus determinism, >> of the relation of mind to matter, of the discontinuity of matter at the >> sub-atomic level, of the apparent purposelessness of the universe and the >> life within it are all monster platypi created by the subject-object >> metaphysics..." >> (LILA, Chapter 8) > > Dan: > > Yes, there is that. But what exactly are you getting at? I don't see > any commentary. > > Thank you, > > Dan A little after the Chapter 8 quote, "These creatures that seem like such a permanent part of the philosophical landscape magically disappear when a good Metaphysics of Quality is applied." If this issues is deemed a huge, dominating, monstrous, som, platypus that the MoQ removes, on what basis would you like to continue the discussion? Is there a clear new question being formulated for discussion? 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
