[MD] Where was Quality before Pirsig?

[Steve Peterson]

Hi Ron, Bo,

Ron:
> Quality, for me, is a mental state. An orientation. An alignment.
> Once so aligned, intellectual patterns take on new meaning.
> Yes an intellectual pattern is an intellectual pattern
> But state of mind is key.
>


Steve:
If I understand Ron and Bo, you guys are saying that the MOQ is not a  
mere intellectual pattern, it is a context for thought--a space in  
which to think. In that sense, the MOQ is a reality or a state of mind.

But if even if it is a space, it is still an intellectual space and  
thus a collection of static intellectual patterns of value.

Regards,
Steve