[MD] What kind of ethical theory is the MOQ?

[Steven Peterson]

> For me, a MoQ'er, Reality = Quality(unppatterned/patterned).  Do you want to
> make this a discussion of an independent self that chooses?

(I was trying to talk to the one referred to above in the
prepositional phrase "for me..."  Apparently, no such person exists,
yet I keep getting responses from this person. Very strange.)

According to Pirsig, everything that exists is one big collection of
value choices. The independent self that chooses in inferred from some
such value choices. While the special ontological status of this agent
is according to Pirsig a fiction, it is nevertheless often helpful to
make use of the inference of an independent self as well as rocks, and
trees, and governments. I think we all understand that. Why bring it
up here?

While Pirsig's point is important, there is a time and place for
pointing out that the special ontological status traditionally granted
to the self in philosophical discussions is arguably a fiction, there
are also lots and lots of other times where saying so is entirely
irrelevant to the matter at hand. Have you considered that this might
be one of those times?



>The MoQ'ist process would be, considering
>the circumstances in a specific case, to use the best static patterns available.
>Honestly, I do not think more needs to be decided?


I'm just asking what you think the best static patterns available are,
but you don't seem interested in that game, and I'm not interested in
the one you are playing since I am not permitted to take for granted
for purposes of this discussion that you even exist.