[MD] Distinguishing Levels (Platt's Individual level)

[Steve Peterson]

Hi Platt,

     Platt said:  "Your explanation of the conflict
between the social and intellectual levels (collective
vs. individual) is confusing to me. I interpret it to
mean that society determines what intellectual thought
patterns are acceptable. If society says the world is
flat, then for all intents and purposes the world is
flat. It seems to me just the 
opposite. What makes the intellectual level separate
and distinct from 
the social level are the thought patterns that go
against the 
prevailing cultural view. Wasn't that the point of the
brujo story? 
As I recall, Pirsig's use of the brujo story was to explain dynamic versus static quality not the conflict between the social and intellectual levels.

Your desire to rename the intellectual level the individual level is leading you to a strange definition of intellect. The way Pirsig defines intellect it does not just include thought patterns that go against the prevailing view but instead includes all thought patterns.

Steve



		
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