the moq is not intended as a derivative of theistic idealism.
2016-10-22 17:34 GMT+02:00 Tuukka Virtaperko <m...@tuukkavirtaperko.net>: > Dan, all, > > I wish to provide maximum clarity for my argument. The argument is about > the logical consistency and logical implications of LC RMP annotation 67. > The annotation includes the following statement: > > MOQ idealism: "The MOQ says that Quality comes first, which produces > ideas, which produce what we know as matter." > > The concept of Quality is undefined. The notions of logical consistency > and logical implications can only be applied to defined concepts. They > cannot be applied to the concept of Quality. Therefore, even though MOQ > idealism includes the concept of Quality, the notion of MOQ idealism is > logically equivalent to the ordinary notion of idealism. > > MOQ materialism: "However, as if to further the confusion, the MOQ says > that the idea that matter comes first is a high quality idea!" > > The MOQ classifies materialism as a good idea. But this implies that the > MOQ cannot classify idealism as a good idea unless the MOQ is either > inconsistent or not a single metaphysics. > > If the MOQ is inconsistent it doesn't solve any metaphysical problem. So > we shall assume that the MOQ is consistent. > > If the MOQ isn't a single metaphysics it doesn't solve the mind-matter > problem but instead merely reports that the problem exists. However, Pirsig > thinks the MOQ solves the mind-matter problem. If this is true, the MOQ is > a single metaphysics. So we shall assume that the MOQ is a single > metaphysics. > > Therefore, idealism must belong to the context of not-good ideas. > > But the MOQ subscribes to idealism. > > Therefore, the MOQ is not a good idea. > > Regards, > > Tuk > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > 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 > -- parser 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
