[MD] The End of Philosophy

[MarshaV]

Greetings Willblake2,

Oooh, you want to discuss Social Level 
patterns.  I've disconnected my television, so 
maybe you can tell me how they work.


Marsha




At 01:00 PM 5/9/2009, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>Group reality can be felt, I feel it on a soccer field, I feel it in a movie.
>I see it bring the economy up and down, I read about it creating
>civilizations and then bringing them down.
>
>We can call them illusional or delusional, all the more reason to
>discuss them.
>
>My point is that group reality has it's own consciousness which is
>just as real to it, as my mind is to me.  It has behavior, it reacts and
>modifies itself through interaction and learning.  By only focussing
>on our inward feelings and reality as is suggested by the End
>of Philosophy, seems to me to leave a whole aspect of our
>experience out.
>
>As I understand Quality, it encompasses different levels.
>It would be a shame to limit it.
>
>Cheers,
>Willblake2
>
>
>On May 9, 2009, at 9:29:22 AM, MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net> wrote:
>At 11:39 AM 5/9/2009, you wrote:
> >Willblake2 to Marsha:
> >How would you describe group reality?
> >
> >Andre:
> >Hi Willblake2 and Marsha.
> >Hope you don't mind me hopping in. This question reminds me of the first
> >sociology book I ever read which was written by Peter Berger: 'Invitation to
> >sociology', and put me on to his 'The Social Construction of Reality'
> >written in collaboration if I remember correctly.
> >I also attended a lecture of his when he visited LaTrobe University in
> >Melbourne, Australia. Didn't understand much of what he was saying though. I
> >remember at one point during his lecture he pointed to the watch on his
> >wrist saying: Íf this is not sexual harrassment I do not know what is'. (I
> >was so naive and still am).
> >
> >Anyway, with a little bit of Pirsig I can now suggest that 'group reality'
> >is hypnosis and individual reality is considered delusion.
> >
> >Regards
> >Andre
>
>Hi Andre,
>
>Or Lila might say it is whatever you say it is, you cannot lie.
>
>
>Marsha
>
>p.s. I also read 'The Social Construction of
>Reality'. It had me walking around dazed for
>weeks. I don't get the referenced link between
>the watch and sexual harassment.
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