[MD] The Quality/MOQ meta-metaphysics

[Mary]

Hi Marsha,

> 
> >> Pirsig emphasizes
> >>>> static patterns of value.  Bo identifies the intellectual level
> with
> >>>> Subjects&  Objects.  But what if Subjects&  Objects are seen as
> >>>> static patterns of value?  Doesn't this bridge the gap between the
> 2
> >>>> metaphysics?
> 
> 
> My answer to this quote would be NO!  RMP's recognition sent him off to
> the
> mental institution.  Having had such a realization, it's easy for him
> to say!!!  I
> don't think making an intellectual switch from objects (thing-in-
> itself) to
> patterns (ever-changing, relational, unbounded, impermanent) does the
> trick.
> 
[Mary Replies] 
Agree with that!  Changing one intellectual construction for another is to
pay lip service.  Doesn't change a thing.

Best,
Mary