[MD] Stuck on a Torn Slot

[craigerb at comcast.net]

[Horse}
> The building of a house or group of houses would be a social pattern, as 
per human social behaviour to stay
 > warm and protected - the building of 
nests, as per avian behaviour is to provide a place to lay eggs etc.



Nope.  IMHO this misses Pirsig's insight into the social level.
Just as a beehive or network of prairie dog burrows is not a social level pattern, building a house or group of houses is not a social pattern, even if done in co-operation with other humans.
Nor is human behaviour to stay warm and protected social, rather than biological.
Only the building of a social institution should count as social, e.g., ownership laws, legal liability, etc.
Craig