Hi dmb, You're joking, of course. You opinion that Anthony should have used a different word based on your Jamesian bias, means what? I am quite sure RMP could have edited the word out of the MoQ Textbook if he thought it inappropriate. But he didn't. Besides, your definition of 'relativism' is nothing more than whatever you think. That's very provincial of you... But it's obvious not many are buying it.
Marsha On Nov 23, 2011, at 10:00 AM, david buchanan wrote: > > > Marsha said: > Since you want an actual question, how do you deal with this quote, about > truth being relative, from the MoQ textbook? > > > dmb says: > > The question is not about whether or not I can deal with the quote, but HOW > MANY TIMES have I already done so. Here's one of those times. This one was > more than a year ago ... > > > On Sep 21, 2010, at 3:01 PM, david buchanan wrote to Marsha: > > ... You are confusing relativism with the >>> provisional nature of truth. > The pragmatic theory of truth rejects the >>> notion of an absolute truth or > an objective truth but ideas are true or not >>> depending on whether or not > they function in experience. There is a >>> practical and empirical test of > truth in the MOQ. Anthony probably should >>> have used the word > "provisional" in that sentence. That word really is a >>> better fit with the > description of truth in his next sentence, as the best >>> explanation "at a > given time". >>> >>> Charges of relativism got James into hot water but > Pirsig says his MOQ can >>> adopt pragmatism and radical empiricism without > falling into that trap. >>> It's a bad place to be, according to almost any > philosopher. In ZAMM we see >>> how he takes sides with the Sophists, who he > says were slandered as >>> relativists. Pirsig is consistent about this > concern with false charges of >>> relativism against his main heroes and > allies. >>> And y et > here you are saying the MOQ is just that. >>> >>> Sorry, but the evidence is > plainly against you. If you want to be a >>> relativist, that's one thing. > But don't trash Pirsig's work. > > > > > 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 ___ 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
