[MD] Distinguishing Levels

craigerb at comcast.net craigerb at comcast.net
Tue May 30 21:19:04 PDT 2006


[Pirsig]
> One seeks instead the highest quality intellectual 
> explanation of things with the knowledge that if the past is any
 > guide to the future this EXPLANATION must be taken
 > provisionally; as useful until something better comes along.

[Arlo]
> Pirsig, in the above quote, uses the word "provisionally" for how
 > we should deal with the "truthness" ("truthiness"?) of any
 > intellectual pattern. 

 Arlo,
I don't see any justification for your re-interpretation of Pirsig.
Craig 
 


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