[MD] Pirsig the Prophet

[MarshaV]

At 11:25 AM 8/20/2007, you wrote:
>Quoting MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net>:
>
>
> > Platt,
> >
> > I think I'm a philosophical anarchist with a big emphasis on the
> > individual.  At least I am leaning in that direction (at the moment,
> > anyway).  I don't trust "social values" or public authority.  But I
> > do believe strongly in education.
> >
> > Marsha
>
>Marsha,
>
>I trust social values if used properly to control biological quality. But,
>I agree that today's public authority by and large hasn't a clue about the
>battle going on between social and biological values, and therefore can't
>always be trusted to do the right thing. On the need for education 
>and discipline,
>I think we agree.
>
>Platt

Platt,

I don't know.  To me it seems that it is social values exploiting 
biological values for it's own empowerment.  I haven't the slightest 
idea where intellectual values are hiding.  Or worse, I see too many 
intellectuals hawking economic principles.

Marsha

Marsha