Hi MFs
Time to choose next months subject for discussion. You have until midnight 30/11/00 to
register your vote.
To vote, simply reply to this message and state the number of your choice. New members
are, as always, very welcome to join in.
Don't forget that your vote will not appear on the list until all votes are in.
Diana
Here are the choices:
#1 Roger
Anthony Mcwatt was doing post-graduate philosophy work on the MOQ. In his
efforts, he frequently corresponded with Pirsig. As such, his writings and
summaries of the MOQ include feedback directly from the source.
On the Quantonics site listed below, Doug Renselle has posted what I believe
is Ant's most comprehensive summary of the MOQ, complete with references to
similar Western and Eastern philosophies and some insights on apparent
dilemmas within the MOQ. Best of all, it has feedback from the author
himself.
My suggestion? Lets spend the month disecting Ant's paper. What new
insights lie within it? What do we agree or disagree with? What do we make
of Pirsig's commentary?
The paper can easily be reached at the following web site:
http://www.quantonics.com/Anthony_McWatts_MoQ_Paper.html
#2 Richard Budd
What PRACTICAL contributions does the MoQ make to the world? We all (or
most of us) believe the MoQ is a wonderful theory, but when it comes right
down to it... what are the PRACTICAL advantages (for science, for
technology, for psychology, for moral reasoning, etc) of seeing things
Pirsig's way.
Does it build a better tractor?
#3 Clarke
Topic Suggestion: Does The "Individual" Have Quality"?
I mean this in the sense of inherent individual Quality, EXCLUSIVE of one's
procreational responsibilitiies or efforts to make the world a "better place".
#4 Diana
We've talked about our favorite passages from LILA, and we've talked about what
it has meant for us. Now let's turn it around and ask, what's wrong with the MOQ?
My intention is that we make a checklist of all the loopholes, inconsistencies and
weaknesses of the MOQ. The initial objective is not to solve all the problems, just to
identify them and create a "to do" list for future dialog.
MOQ.org - http://www.moq.org
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