[MD] Quine and the Linguistic Turn

[Platt Holden]

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> "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)  
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> [ Matt] 
> >  Pirsig says that only people can be Dynamic. 
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> I'm sure Pirsig doesn't think people are the only "living things". 
> Craig 

>From the context (capital punishment) it was clear that Pirsig was 
referring to people. My cat UTOE can't respond to DQ. He is locked into  
static biological patterns called instinct.

Platt