Well Ian, if you lack care you're not very likely to produce
quality!-Jeff
On Thu, 20 Apr 2000 07:32:55 +0100 Ian J Greely <ian@tirnanog.org>
writes:
> On Wed, 19 Apr 2000 11:09:04 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >Dear Mary,
> > Greed resides in the biological level in so far as our
> genes are
> >programmed to be selfish.
> >
> Jeff
> >
> >Dear Dave,
> > Had Phaedrus asked for a definition of " poor quality,"
> perhaps a brave
> >student would have responded, "Teachers who don't care." Good
> quality
> >would then be defined
> >as "Teachers who care," & Pirsig's metaphysics would have hit a
> speed
> >bump. May have been beneficial.
> > Take care,
> > Jeff
> I like this. Though it is not quite accurate. It is possible to
> "care"
> yet not have the talent to achieve. I can care about being a first
> class athlete as much as I like but if I do not have the correct
> genetics it will not happen.
>
> I think that the caring is a prerequisite of attention. It is
> attention which facilitates the achievement of, or discernment of,
> quality. Or am I missing something?
>
> regards,
> Ian
>
>
>
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Pearl is a cultured gem!
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