Re: MD Essentialist and anti-essentialist

From: Case (Case@iSpots.com)
Date: Tue Aug 30 2005 - 18:36:52 BST

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    [Reinier wrote]
    Because you cannot descibe value in terms of particulars. The absolute
    essence IMO is dynamic quality (the unvalued), from the process of valueing
    comes Static Quality or Static Patterns of Values. Everything that is
    something that we know is so because it's been valued. This valueing is the
    core-proces that creates everything. So I don't thing you can say 'value is
    such and such, or consists of such and such'

    [Case scratches his head]
    Hold the phone a second. When I first read ZMM many many moons ago, it was
    clear to me that Pirsig was talking about Quality as the Tao: the Way of
    harmony and balance. It can be described in exactly the same way that Jello
    can be nailed to a wall. With Lila I thought he was describing the active
    and passive qualities of nature. The absolute essence IMO of dynamic quality
    is; DQ=Chaos=Yang: that vast expanse of potential out of which, with
    infinate improbability, the possible coaleses to form SQ=Order=Yin. You
    aren't the only offender here but I just have to point out that while SQ may
    be boring DQ can ruin your whole week. Just ask anyone in New Orleans if DQ
    has value or if SQ would result from assigning a value to it.

    [Reinier said:]
    There is no interaction between dynamic and static there's only valueing.

    [Case breaks out the Head Shoulders]
    Huh? So the ultimate authority on life, the universe and everything is my
    insurance agent?

    Case

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