Hi Steve,
One cannot say that the MoQ exists.
One cannot say that the MoQ does not exist.
One cannot say that MoQ both exists and does not
exist.
One cannot say that the MoQ neither exists nor does not
exist.
Ironic? Depends on your point-of-view...
Marsha
On Sep 19, 2011, at 8:18 AM, Steven Peterson wrote:
> Hi Andre, all,
>
>> Andre:
>> Pardon my ignorance gentlemen but can someone clarify for me what criteria
>> is used to determine (hihi!) when something is metaphysically 'significant'
>> or has metaphysical 'status'?
>>
>> If metaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the
>> fundamental nature of the universe and 'being'(from wiki) in other words
>> "Reality" what can be 'legitimately' considered as lacking 'status' or
>> 'significance' for metaphysical purposes?
>>
>> I'd be most grateful to get clarity on this.
>
> Steve:
> I would say that when dmb, Matt K, and I use "metaphysical" as a
> pejorative term, we are talking about Platonism. Pirsig's MOQ is
> certainly (if not completely) anti-metaphysical in that sense.
> Unfortunately, Pirsig unveiled his metaphysics of Quality at a time
> when metaphysics had gone out of style and had become a term of
> derision in the most important philosophical circles, which I think
> contributed to the failure of the MOQ to take the academic
> philosophical world by storm. But philosophical fashions change and
> the landscape is broad, so perhaps all hope for academic acceptance is
> not lost (if that is even important to Pirsig).
>
> As to your questions about metaphysics as applied to the MOQ, perhaps
> we can help one another get clarity. I have had many of the same
> concerns hinted at above and addressed them in a letter to Pirsig a
> couple years ago. The reply I got was basically that he wasn't going
> to comment and to discuss it at moq.org, but perhaps the letter I
> wrote will help stake out the sides of the issue, and you can tell me
> on which side you think Pirsig lands...
>
>
> Dear Mr. Pirsig,
> ...
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