[MD] Kant's Motorcycle

[LARAMIE LOEWEN]

Brother Ham,

>You are getting at more than I've implied, and I'm trying to fathom exactly
>what it is.  You say that "the way you respond [to Value] is determined by
>the complexity of your understanding."  By "complexity" do you mean "depth"?
>Does this suggest that it must encompass metaphysical understanding?
> 
>You also introduce "problems" unfolding from evolution, and seem to imply
>that they become more complex over the individual's lifespan -- or are you
>talking about the history of mankind?  I don't see the average human having
>to confront increasingly complex problems over his lifetime.  Are the
>problems you refer to moral dilemmas or epistemological questions?
> 
>Can you elucidate on this subject, perhaps by offering an example or
>psychology reference?

If these are questions of genuine concern, I suggest you read Robert Kegan's 
"The Evolving Self".  I'm currently re-reading it myself.  
It deals with all the questions you've raised.    

>Also, how do you define The Essential Self that you cited in response to
>Platt's list of Whitehead's phrases?

The definition of ~objectivity~ is the quality or state of being objective.  
The essential self is objectivity.  The leading edge of SQ.  
Pirsig's undefined fittest.

Very busy!  

Cheers,
Laramie