[MD] A Place for the Principled Person

[Peter Corteen]

Hi Platt,

in answer to some of your questions; I'd say that patterns of moral
self-regulation necessarily exist in all 4 levels - isn't that fundamental
in Pirsig? But you are referring to character traits such as 'perseverance,
patience, honesty, courage, prudence, diligence' etc which means they exist
as intentions in people's minds. However, to be patient, for example, may or
may not be a good strategy depending on the context where patience is being
applied. All of these traits are judged for their effectiveness in the long
run according to how long the individual lives; further, certain traits may
be imitated by other individuals and eventually become generally recognised
as good (IE successful) traits.

And 'turn the other cheek'? In the right situation can be very high quality
behaviour but as a general strategy in dealing with other people I'd say it
is a loser. I'd say it takes a highly intelligent individual to use that
strategy successfully.

Regard

Peter

On 30/06/06, pholden at davtv.com <pholden at davtv.com> wrote:
>
> Quoting Peter Corteen <psigenics at googlemail.com>:
>
> > Platt, how far do you think 'turn the other cheek' will get you?
> > Wouldn't that be a pattern of moral self-regulation?
>
> Where would you put it in the MOQ moral hierarchy? Would you say it
> belongs at
> the intellectual level? The social level? That's the question. Where do
> such moral
> self-regulations belong in the MOQ, and why? By what standard would you
> judge a
> moral self-regulation to be of high or low quality? You appear to believe
> 'turn the
> othr cheek' is of low quality.
>
> Thanks,
> Platt
>
>
>
>
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