[MD] Virtue, Superoirity and excellence.

[Platt Holden]

> [Ron]
> > VIRTUE
> > 
> > or SOM Good.
> > 
> > or superiority.
> > 
> > The four cardinal (hinge) virtues are Justice, Courage, Wisdom, and
> > Moderation.

[Platt]  
> I'd be interested to know where you find the evidence for these being
> the 
> cardinal virtues. 

[Ron]
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue
> 
> http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=virtue
> 
> search the terms as they refer to Greek thought
> if it is not enough. But I think you will find similar
> definitions.

In view of the references you cite, how do you interpret this quote?

"To answer him you have to go all the way back to fundamental meanings of 
what is meant by morality and in this culture there aren't any fundamental 
meanings of morality. There are only old traditional social and religious 
meanings and these don't have any real intellectual base. They're just 
traditions." (Lila, 7)

To me it appears Pirsig dismisses what the Greeks had to say about 
morality. Either that or in his opinion 1) "this culture" ignores what the 
Greeks said, or 2) what the Greeks said wasn't intellectual.

What do you think he means?

Thanks.
Platt