From: Wim Nusselder (wim.nusselder@antenna.nl)
Date: Fri Apr 16 2004 - 07:30:05 BST
Dear David B. (and Platt),
Platt wrote 3 Apr 2004 11:43:07 -0500:
'My ego, large as it is, will not permit me to believe I'm really capable of
creating any new philosophies or philosophical ideas. Nor do I think many
are.'
David wrote 4 Apr 2004 15:21:29 -0600:
'Yea, me too. When I read the posts of those who presume to know better than
Pirsig, I blush with embarrassment for them.'
Capability of contributing to new intellectual patterns of value doesn't
require a large ego. It rather requires pursuing and receptivity to DQ and
thus a small ego (not clinging to and identifying with existing intellectual
patterns of value).
A new intellectual pattern of value is not necessarily a better pattern of
value. Stability and versatility of new intellectual patterns of value only
show in the course of intellectual evolution. DQ doesn't only leave BETTER
static patterns of value in its wake (at any level). Evolution (at any
level) is the weeding out of those that are not stable and versatile enough.
Participating in a better intellectual pattern of value doesn't imply
'knowing better' than someone who doesn't. The intellectual pattern may be
better; the participants need not be. 'Knowing better' refers to 'subjective
knowledge better (more "truely") representing objective reality', which is a
high quality intellectual pattern of value, but one we are trying to leave
behind when we apply a MoQ.
With friendly greetings,
Wim
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