[MD] Pirsig the Prophet

[MarshaV]

At 11:54 AM 8/20/2007, you wrote:
>Quoting MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net>:
>
>
> > >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
>
>
>[Marsha]
> >
> > I don't know.  To me it seems that it is social values exploiting
> > biological values for it's own empowerment.
>
>Marsha,
>
>Could you cite a couple of examples social values exploiting 
>biological values?

Platt,

Sure, Madison Avenue using sex, violence & celebrity to sell 
everything from automobiles to soap.  Also targeting children as consumers.


> > I haven't the slightest
> > idea where intellectual values are hiding.  Or worse, I see too many
> > intellectuals hawking economic principles.
>
>Not sure what you mean. Could you give some examples?

A week or so ago, I heard a panel discussion on 'Education'. These 
"specialists" were bemoaning some testing done that indicated high 
school students, even AP students, had very little knowledge of 
Economics.  It seemed ironic that economics was important while 
instructions in critical thinking and civics is nonexistent.

Marsha