[MD] Correctness and Usefulness

David M davidint at blueyonder.co.uk
Fri May 9 16:22:41 PDT 2008


it all hangs on how we may understand that 'right'

DM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Platt Holden" <pholden at davtv.com>
To: <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [MD] Correctness and Usefulness


> Ian,
>
> "No area of culture, and no period of history, gets reality right more 
> than
> any other." -- Richard Rorty
>
> So tell us about your reality, Ian.
>
>
>> Platt,
>>
>> A far cry from the caricature in your head, but not so far in reality
>> - a gap easily brigded - by anyone who cares.
>>
>> Ian
>>
>> On 5/5/08, pholden at davtv.com <pholden at davtv.com> wrote:
>> > Quoting ian glendinning <psybertron at gmail.com>:
>> >
>> > > Arlo, Platt
>> > >
>> > > > [Platt] said
>> > > > Pirsig proposes a universal
>> > > > moral order. Postmodernists propose moral relativism.
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > > Both true, a universal moral "order" that "orders" things according 
>> > > to
>> > > their "relative" morality in layers.
>> >
>> > A far cry from postmodernism where it's all relative.
>> >
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