From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Sun Jul 03 2005 - 14:16:17 BST
Hi Mark M, Anthony:
> 3.
>
> Platt:
> Please cite where Pirsig says that human beings are
> "events."
>
> Mark 2-7-05:
> I tell you what Platt, you are very good at making
> other people think for you aren't you.
Platt: 7-3-05
Perhaps. But I think if you make a statement about what Pirsig says you
ought to be able to back it up with a quotation from his work.
> From Anthony's PhD thesis:
>
> '...Pirsig... ...employs (an ontology) underpinned by
> value based events...
>
> Mark 2-7-05:
> Ontology means, 'what exists' and Human beings
> 'exists.' So people are events.
>
> From Anthony's PhD thesis:
>
> ...These Quality events (or
> processes), therefore, obtain the status as the
> fundamental units or ‘primitives’ of the
> universe...
Not to be picky, but quoting Anthony is not the same as quoting Pirsig. As
for your conclusion, I disagree that human beings are characterized by
Pirsig as Quality events and "primitives of the universe." Maybe Anthony
will give us his learned opinion.
Best,
Platt
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