[MD] Consciousness

[Platt Holden]

Hi Steve, Paco
 
Paco:
> > I found integral philsopher Ken Wilber very helpful in understanding 
> > 10 dynamics /structures/patterns of consciousness. I think Wilber is 
> > Pirsig's spirit comrade. Try, if you haven't done so, KW's A Brief 
> > History of Everything. Then you might decide pick up the heavy tome 
> > Sex, Ecology and Spirituality. Imight not do justice to KW if I 
> > summarize his ideas on consciousness here. Just a suggestion.

Steve: 
> I've read those books and was briefly very interested in Wilbur, but 
> I've ultimately found him to be an impediment to understanding Pirsig, 
> since he is SOM to the core.

I agree with Steve. Not only is Wilber shackled by SOM but, not 
surprisingly, he has precious little to say about values except vegetables 
don't scream. But, Wilber's revelations about the shortcomings of the 
scientific worldview are enlightening to those who have been taught that 
science is the road to salvation.

Platt