[MD] Problems with the Academic Approach

[Mary]

Hi DMB,

Yeah, sometimes I stick my foot in it.  I apologize for the remark.  The
clock is ticking and I gotta get outta here.  I'll have to get back to you
on the James thing. :)

Have a good day DMB,
Mary

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> Mary said:
> ... and yes, DMB, I find James alternative lacking and incomplete.
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> dmb says:
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> Why? I mean, could you be more specific?
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> Mary said:
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> ... And by the way, for DMB, and Ant (whom I know from way back), and
> Matt, and Steve's benefit, there are those of us who have a great deal
> of formal education (Engineering in my case) who do not have an
> academic level knowledge of philosophy, so you can save the
> supercilious attitude for those who failed to finish high school.
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> dmb says:
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> Yea but I can disagree without being supercilious, right? And maybe
> it's a moral failing on my part, but when people say dumb things I
> think it's okay to call a spade a spade. Conversation helps keep us
> honest that way, you know? I'm just talking in general here, I don't
> think you said anything that merits a haughty scolding or whatever and
> I assume you can be persuaded by reason.
> 
> But I have to say that your dismissal of James is hard to understand.
> Pirsig equates his MOQ with James's thought, especially on the issue of
> replacing subject-object metaphysics with a Quality metaphysics. Since
> they are identical in this respect, I don't see how it can make any
> sense to accept one and reject the other.
>