[MD] Bo's right! For all the wrong reasons? (Part2)

[Ian Glendinning]

Huh ?

That says intellect pre-dates science & philosophy, not that intellect
pre-dates the intellectual level. No surprise that intellect is used
to rationalised society's actions.

Strange.
Ian

On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 6:31 PM, David Thomas
<combinedefforts at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Thanks Platt.
>
>
> On 8/2/10 11:51 AM, "plattholden at gmail.com" <plattholden at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2 Aug 2010 at 16:31, craigerb at comcast.net wrote:
>>
>> [Dave]
>>
>>> Pirsig admits that the intellect emerged long
>>> before the intellectual level...
>>> I'm sure [this quote] is out there as I posted it to > Bo early on
>>
>> I'll have to report it as a UFQ (Unidentified Flying Quote).
>> Craig
>>
>> Gentlemen:
>> The quote you seek:
>>
>> "Within this evolutionary relationship it is possible to see that intellect
>> has
>> functions that predate science and philosophy. The intellect's evolutionary
>> purpose has never been to discover an ultimate meaning of the universe. That
>> Is
>> a relatively recent fad. Its historical purpose has been to help a society
>> find
>> food, detect danger, and defeat enemies." (Lila, 24)
>>
>> Platt .
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