[MD] Static Self

[Ian Glendinning]

Ham,

Hey, I'm just quoting Platt quoting Pirsig, back at Platt -
emphasising the words Platt's choosing to ignore. Now is not the time
to change the subject to the words I was not emphasising.

Ian

On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 5:18 PM, Ham Priday <hampday1 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Hi Ian --
>
>> No Platt,
>>
>> Ayn Rand stops at
>> "I don't want to have any more enthusiasm for big programs full of
>> social planning for big masses of people." FULL STOP
>>
>> She leaves out
>> "... THAT leave individual Quality out". ...
>
> What exactly is this "individual Quality" that Pirsig refers to here?
>
> So far as I am aware, Pirsig has suggested that the individual is "a
> collection of patterns".  I've not seen Quality or Value applied or
> attributed to the individual self in the author's writings.  If my
> interpretation is in error, kindly provide the evidence from Pirsig's hand.
>
> Thanks, Ian.
>
> --Ham
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