[MD] The Hero's journey

[X Acto]

"The MOQ is a continuation of the mainstream of twentieth century American philosophy, It is a form of pragmatism, of instrumentalism, which says the test of the true is the good. It adds that this good is not a social code or some intellectualized Hegelian Absolute. It is direct everyday experience." (Lila 366)

"The Metaphysics of Quality is not intended to be within any philosophic tradition, although obviously it was not written in a vacuum. ... The Metaphysics of Quality's central idea that the world is nothing but value is not part of any philosophic tradition that I know of. I  have proposed it because it seems to me that when you look into it carefully it makes more sense than all the other things the world is supposed to be composed of. One particular strength lies in its applicability to quantum physics, where substance has been dismissed but nothing except arcane mathematical formulae has really replaced it."  (RMP, 'A Brief Summary of the MOQ')
                        
Ron:
I think it's altogether silly to ignore words like "intended" and "That I know of" and force such an
absolute denial that these statements confirm MoQ is CLASSIFIED as a FORM of Pragmatism,
Pragmatism being a uniquely american tradition of philosophy.
 
That it is CLASSIFIED as a form of Pragmatism has absolutely no bearing whatsoever as far as Pirsigs
INTENTON of it being so or not.
 
 
But then again this isnt about making any sort of sense...it's about teaching those boys a lesson, it's about
being a chick in the boys club...fighting the man...all about Marsha..you know..yadda yadda
 
aaaalllwayyys about marsha...
 
marsha, marsha, marsha
 
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