Hello all. I'm new to this list, and apolopgize if this question has been
asked before. I also haven't finished reading Lila yet, so this issue might
still be resolved before the end, but I see no signs of that happening.
Anyway, here's the question:
How can we be so sure that intellect comes after society on the ladder of
evolution? It seems to me that in the first instances, moving from matter
to cells to organisms to society, there was always a convergence, a
networking, a joining of many to form one. But Pirsig's last step, from
society to intellect, seems to me to be moving in the opposite direction.
As often happens, in asking the question I may have stumbled upon the
answer. I'll give my ideas, and still submit this in order to see if anyone
else has a different answer. I now think that the answer may lie in the
whole business about cultural relativism. Intellect allows for the value
patterns of many societies to be joined and transcended.
Any response would be appreciated.
--Jennifer Kelly
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