Hello dmb,
> As I understand it, Freud's "Civilization and Its Discontents" spells out
> the MOQ's idea of an evolutionary relationship between the biological and
> social levels. Basically, Freud says that society demands that we tame our
> instincts and passions, that civilzation couldn't exist without some
> repression of the organism. Usually, this means laws that control sex and
> violence. But then Pirsig draws another line, one that Freud did not. The
> MOQ's fourth level, where rationality properly belongs, has a similar
> evolutionary relationship going with society except that this time society
> is the one to be tamed. This is where Socratic doubt comes in, the ability
> and the willingness to question tradition, to scrutinize authority, to
> critically examine the values of your culture.
Sounds like you're saying doubt leads to questioning, scrutinizing and
examining. And that these things, in themselves, make it proper for
individuals, through the application of rationality, to rise above society.
Sounds like ego to me.
Kevin
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