From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Wed Oct 27 2004 - 21:02:33 BST
Hi Scott, Erin,
On 27 Oct 2004 at 11:13, Scott Roberts wrote:
Scott:] And so on. I think Pirsig's point is that *everyone*
experiences value, just as everyone (except those with
disabilities)sees, hears, touches, etc. So you might say that there
is a "sense" of value. This is what entitles value to be treated as
empirical, and usable to make metaphysical points. This does not, of
course, imply that everyone values the same things, but the purpose
of the MOQ is to show that we can find some general rules for what
is more valuable than what, even if these rules do not decide every
issue.
msh says:
Agreed. Though I would add that people often fail to see the value
in valuable things for a variety of reasons, one of the most common
being discomfort with the unfamiliar. Though we often appear to be
far apart in our value estimations, we need not be. If everyone's
ground of experience was equally broad I'd expect the discrepancies
to all but disappear. We share a common humanity, after all.
Best to all,
msh
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