[MD] Platt's Proverbs On Beauty

[Steven Peterson]

Hi Arlo, Platt,

On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Arlo Bensinger <ajb102 at psu.edu> wrote:
> [Platt]
> Intellect pollutes the world's beauty.
>
> [Arlo]
> Well it wouldn't be a New Year without me disagreeing with Platt
> eventually... I'd say that intellectual patterns can be just as "beautiful"
> as any thing else. Why would The Buddha not rest as comfortably in
> mathematical equations as it does in a symphony or painting? "Intellect"
> does not pollute beauty, it can either "channel" it (act "artistically") or
> turn its back on it (act "non-artistically"), same as any of the other
> "levels", or aspects of human activity.

Steve:
I was thinking the same thing when I read Platt's post, but I wonder
if Platt's take on intellect polluting beauty is consistent with some
of Pirsig's writings nevertheless.

Best,
Steve