[MD] Problems with Intellectual control of Society

[plattholden at gmail.com]

On 9 Oct 2009 at 17:58, Andre Broersen wrote:

> Platt to Marsha:
> My problem with compassion is its tendency to enable self-destructive
> behavior.
> 
> Andre:
> Consider Pirsig's notion of compassion Platt:
> 
> Mr Pirsig:
> 'The MoQ seems to classify compassion as a pattern of social cohesion driven
> by strong biological emotions. When these two are combined with intellectual
> patterns of quality the result is a strong force for the good, as in the
> abolition of slavery... .
> 'The narrative of ZMM is dominated by the compassion of the narrator for his
> son eventhough he doesn't talk about it as such, and when Phaedrus says Lila
> has quality he is speaking compassionately and is held in contemp for this
> by Rigel [the lawyer epitomising social values in Lila]. Rigel is arguing
> that Phaedrus' compassion for Lila is damned foolishness (recognise
> something Platt!!!?). Phaedrus struggles in subsequent chapters to show that
> it is intellectually sound'. (Anthony's Phd 'A Critical Analysis...'p163).
> 
> It seems to me that the self-destructive behaviour you talk about is really
> about you having to re-evaluate large parts of your own static PoV's....and
> you don't like it.

Your welcome to your opinion of my psychological shortcomings. As for 
my views on compassion, see the my recent post in response to 
Marsha.

> Regarding your holy admiration for the capitalist free-market system, here's
> another one from the correspondence between Anthony and Pirsig published in
> his PhD paper: ' The MoQ says that the values of the market place are a kind
> of value but there is an intellectual level above them that is morally
> superior' (p213).

I agree. Note the intellectual level doesn't include biological emotions.

> The change from SOM to the MoQ is not simply an intellectual matter Platt.
> When done correctly, and integrated in Quality, it affects and changes the
> totality of the patterns that bear the name 'Platt' and which you define as
> you.
> 
> Wake up man!

I haven't notice in great change in your patterns as a result of the 
change from SOM to MOQ. 

> For what it is worth...but you'll wriggle your way out of it I am very
> confident Platt.
> 
> Over and out to you.
> Andre

No need to wiggle out of unsolicited worthless advice.:-)