[MD] Mill: Quality & what is freedom?

[David M]

Hi Mike

Yeah, seems to me that putting the SQ to one side
and creating a sort of clearing is required to allow
DQ a chance to enter the empty 'space' created.

Regards
David M


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Hamilton" <thethemichael at gmail.com>
To: <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: [MD] Mill: Quality & what is freedom?


> David,
> 
> I think that was a very insightful post. I esecially like thsi part:
> -------------
> Of course, making choices implies being aware that there are
> different possible futures available to choose between. So how
> free you are depends on your grasp of what is possible, being
> stuck with common sense or what counts for normal behaviour
> in your society may be making you a lot less free than you could be.
> 
> In this way you are limited by the reach of your imagination.
> --------------
> 
> I think that imagination is one example of DQ in action - the creation
> of new static patterns of value. Having a "grasp of what is possible"
> is particularly vital. I think it implies something like
> open-mindedness. If we constantly jump mechanically from one static
> pattern to another, we become blinded to new possibilities. A good
> "grasp of what is possible" involves not just a wide static
> repertoire, but also involves remembering to just stop and take a look
> around occasionally. That way, the possibilities can just flood in
> from time to time.
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