[MD] British Emergentism

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On 21 Nov 2009 at 16:16, Andre Broersen wrote:

> Platt to Andre:
> What I meant by transconceptual is knowledge beyond definition,
> beyond words, "undifferentiated without conceptual distinctions." It refers
> to our meta-sense, a higher form of understanding that recognizes the
> beauty of the Parthenon and the truth of Godel's Theorem, a tuning fork
> in the brain than hums when we stumble upon something of
> exceptionally high quality -- like the MOQ.
> 
> Andre:
> Thanks for this Platt. Is this 'knowledge beyond definition'
> similar/the same as our intuitive 'sense' (of the
> aesthetic/harmony/beauty/Quality) or for that matter, non-algorithmic
> understanding?

Hey Andre,

Sounds right to me. But in the Copleston papers Pirsig had this 
cautionary note about "intuition."

"Intuition sometimes is an equivalent of Dynamic Quality.  However, it 
also a kind of biological instinct.  Since Western philosophy confuses 
these two, the MOQ avoids the term."

I think what you and I describe could also be termed "mystic 
understanding." 

Regards,
Platt




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> Andre
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