[MD] Reading & Comprehension

[Joseph Maurer]

On 5/23/10 2:36 PM, "Mary" <marysonthego at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Joe,
> 
>> On 5/23/10 11:27 AM, "Mary" <marysonthego at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> <snip>
>>> The hierarchy between the levels is only that.  It is
>>> not a hierarchy of Dynamic Quality.  Dynamic Quality has no
>> hierarchy.  It
>>> just is.
>> <snip>
>> 
>> Hi Mary and all,
>> 
>> Evolution follows a template of existence.  Evolution is described in a
>> hierarchy otherwise it makes no sense and ³change² would be a better
>> description than ³evolution².
>> 
>> If quality is reality and reality evolves, I would guess that quality
>> evolves.  Dynamic Quality is undefined not non-existent.
>> 
> [Mary Replies] 
> Yeah, DQ is definitely not non-existent.  It is all there is ultimately.
> That static stuff is what's temporary.
> 
> Evolving.  I think Pirsig models his static hierarchy off biological
> evolution.  It evolves in response to the highest Quality solution at the
> time.  I would be uncomfortable with saying it is evolving with 'purpose'.
> 
> Best,
> Mary
> 
Hi Mary and all
 
In a monastery from 1962 to 1964 I was taught a metaphysics, which Thomas
Aquinas adapted from Aristotle in the 13th century.  It began with a
substance/accident division of reality.  A substance has real existence.  An
accident participates in and modifies the existence of the substance.
Quality and quantity were the first two accidents in a list of seven or
eight.  This information was called subject/object metaphysics.   Thing,
one, true, good, were transcendentals in that they could be said of
everything existing.
 
Joe 


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