> Ian said:
> Interesting that David H's point (highlighted in the post title) is still 
> ignored in the ongoing mix of logic and ad-hominem rhetoric. Especially 
> ironic given the clue in the quote offered in response.
> 
> 
> dmb said:
> The point is still being ignored? That's not true. Arlo and I both recently 
> disputed and criticized that point at some length. (Ironically, your 
> accusation is predicated on your ignorance of these recent exchanges.) As the 
> archives can show you, it was not ignored so much as it was defeated and 
> rejected.
> 
> As is shown in the very terms "intellectual values" and "intellectual 
> quality", the MOQ rejects the notion that intellect is separate from values. 
> In the MOQ, this is the highest level of static quality, the most highly 
> evolved level of static values. And basically, I think it's just a cop out. I 
> don't think there is any good reason to suggest that we don't need to care 
> about intellectual values in a philosophy forum. It's totally preposterous.

djh :
'As the archives can show you' dmb there is a post of mine from last Friday 
awaiting a reply in the "Intellectual Discussion and Dialectic - Finding 
agreement, Quality and beauty in the world." thread. In that thread I disagree 
with your incorrect characterisation of my argument and agree with what you 
presented in the limited scope of your counter argument.  In the process I 
explain why there is *more* to intellectual values than the logic we use..

Also, I can see that here you're again incorrectly characterising my argument 
as 'intellectual values don't matter'. Intellectual values do indeed matter - 
that's my point. It's that intellectual values are not driven by the logic we 
use - but by what we (culturally - personally)  value. If you want to 
understand someone's argument the place to start is with what they value - then 
look at the logic they use - not the other way around.

If you can't show someone something better - then all you've done is called 
them a name. You haven't solved anything.  It's the values which folks have not 
so much the logic they follow.  As I explain in this discussion - Dan isn't 
*logically* wrong by continually emphasising that experience is *only* DQ.  But 
is it any good?

“If someone's ungrateful and you tell him he's ungrateful, okay, you've called 
him a name. You haven't solved anything.” - RMP


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