[MD] Quine and the Linguistic Turn

[craigerb at comcast.net]

"societies and thoughts and principles themselves are no more than sets of static patterns. These patterns can’t by themselves perceive or adjust to Dynamic Quality. Only a living being can do that." 
(Pirsig, Lila, Chap. 13)  



[ Matt] 
>  Pirsig says that only people can be Dynamic. 

I'm sure Pirsig doesn't think people are the only "living things". 
Craig