Thinking of writing a blog post about scientific revolutions (Kuhn) and how that relates to Pirsig's view of science.
Ron: When Copernicus first asserted That the earth rotates Round the Sun in De Revolutionibus, the Theologian Osiander prefaced The work remarking: "There is no need for these hypotheses to be true or even be At all like the truth; rather, one thing Is sufficient for them-that they should Yield calculations which agree with the observations." It is interesting to note that Pierce Thought this loose fit would be temporary... Sufficient investigation Would cause one opinion to be universally received which calls on The notion of what Pirsig and James Mean by Pragmatic truth the human Activity of verification and the need To understand , predict and control Phenomena. I wish I could share in Pierces optimism but I think the conversation is most interesting In regard to how we select theories Through leaps of imagination to a New unifying idea more so than How we may settle on a general Consensus but that's just my own Preference. Great to have you back Dave. , 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
