[MD] Intellectual Level

[Horse]

Hi Platt

This is about as twisted as it's possible to get and another excuse to 
promote Bo's version of Pirsig's MoQ - i.e. SOL

SOM (as created by Pirsig, as you yourself pointed out) is a 
metaphysical position whereby reality is divided into Subjects and 
Objects. It is not a level in Pirsigs MoQ and contains no levels of its own.
How can Objects (as per SOM) be imaginary symbols? Is a rock or a plant 
or a pig and imaginary symbol?
Have Subjects and Objects now become imaginary symbols.

As it was Pirsig who created SOM (as you have stated) could you show us 
where he says that it is it's own level or where he states that it is 
the level of imaginary symbols. For that matter, what exactly is an 
imaginary symbol because as far as I'm aware Subjects nor Objects are 
either imaginary or symbols within SOM.

Horse

On 15/11/2010 17:10, Platt Holden wrote:
> SOM is the level of manipulation of imaginary symbols which are taken by some to have the same reality as concrete material existence.

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