[MD] The Greeks?

[MarshaV]

On Jun 7, 2010, at 8:43 AM, Andre Broersen wrote:

> Marsha to Andre:
> 
> In the James quote is truth capitalized because it comes at the beginning of a sentence or because it represents an absolute truth?
> 
> Andre:
> Truth is not absolute Marsha, as you well know...and certainly not within radical empiricism. I am glad you notice the different ways in which Mr. Pirsig denotes one thing and/or another through capitalizing (or not).Still the 'idea' of Truth is an admirable one. I suppose the difference lies in what you fill the 'Truth' container with.As you say it is easily filled with many truths...but you also question the whole notion of 'Truth'. I agree with you that even the 'container' does not exist.
> 
> The strength of the MOQ is that it does not consider itself as 'absolute truth'. It considers itself a high quality intellectual pattern of value...which is provisional. Bodvar, who lives in the shoe, considers the 'shoe-experience' Quality/Reality/Absolute Truth/Metaphysics!
> 
> Oh well, sad really.


Marsha:
As a metaphysics, MoQ symbolizes 'Reality is Quality'; that would make MoQ an analogue, 
but then 'Quality' is an analogue, and so is 'Reality', and 'Emptiness' too.   Too bad you do 
not have the strength to consider that your point-of-view is not absolute.  



 
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