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> On Mar 19, 2014, at 2:08 PM, Andre <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> John to All:
> But I see my way clear now to a masterly thesis. I'ce got three paragraphs 
> already circled in Randy's book that I KNOW are MoQ orthodox, and while I 
> can't sell anyone on the idea that Royce co responds with Pirsig, (even tho 
> they never once corresponded at all) I'm thinking I bet I could interest the 
> Royceans in the same fact. So far I haven't been able to sell it, because 
> it's just my word for what the MoQ actually says. And even I admit I'm no 
> expert.
> 
> Andre:
> No expert on the MoQ John? Well, you've always maintained to understand it 
> well. So you want to keep on pushing Royce down the MoQ layers?
> 
> May we all be reminded of John's letter to Horse more or less pleading to be 
> re-admitted to the MD:
> 
> On September 16, 2013 John wrote:
> Greetings MD Pirsigians, I've missed you all. The reasoning behind my 
> resignation from MD was valid, but has changed and I'd like a chance to 
> explain in detail, if you don't mind. The main reason at the time I left, was 
> escaping the conflict that came from my pushing of the Roycean idea of an 
> absolute.
> 
> Andre:
> Yes?
> 
> John continues:
> I really like Royce, and didn't want to lose him, so I clung to the idea that 
> the "Q" in "moQ" was a sign of absolutism.
> 
> Andre:
> Yes? And you found out that there are no absolutes in the MoQ 
> perspective...so NO to Royce.
> 
> John continues:
> I believe the MoQ orthodoxy is opposed to that idea, to such an extent that 
> it's too destructive to hammer away at an unsolvable problem. So it seemed 
> that resignation, was called for.
> 
> Andre:
> Right, so you resigned and were not dismissed by Horse or anyone else. It 
> seems you were also not invited to reappear by Horse or anyone else (see 
> below). Quite simply because your adherence to the Roycean idea of an 
> absolute is incompatible with Pirsig's MoQ...with the idea of Quality.
> 
> John continues:
> In that time, I've gotten more educated on the subject, and even attended a 
> conference just lately, in my home town, on Royce, where the president of the 
> Royce society made the argument that he found the idea of an absolute "block 
> universe" logically unsupportable and yet considers himself a Roycean. There 
> was sharp conflict, on this subject, but much applause too. I realized then 
> and there, the quality of the mistake I had made. And realized I'd been 
> wrong, and it was right that I was rebuked and criticized so harshly by 
> Andre, Adrie and DMB.
> 
> Andre:
> Nice to hear.
> 
> John continues:
> Some day I hope to rejoin a dialogue with you again, and ask to rejoin, [!!!] 
> but first there is a book I've been dying to read, that I hope will fill in 
> all the missing pieces, Sprigge's James and Bradley. i'm also greatly 
> enjoying the Varieties of Religious Experience and find it funny that I've 
> finally gotten to James .... through Royce!
> 
> Andre:
> So here you are again John, pushing Royce saying: 'But I don't see it as my 
> mission to persuade anybody over here, that I'm write - espectially dmb and 
> Andre. We've argued it out so much that sides are hardened beyond 
> rationality. There's no reason to go on and on about it.'
> 
> So why go on and on about it John? Want to 'interest the Royceans' as you 
> suggest (despite the fact that you 'have not been able to sell it' [I wonder 
> why???]) above or you want to impress the MoQ adherents? YOU know where to go 
> John!
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