[MD] The Hero's journey

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Marsha,
What exactly are you trying to learn here?  Could you be more specific?

Mark

On Nov 21, 2011, at 12:10 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:

> 
> Hi dmb, 
> 
> On Nov 20, 2011, at 5:16 PM, david buchanan wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Marsha:
>>> For the sake of "taking words seriously' please present an exact  definition of 'relativism' as you are using it.   
>>> 
>>> 
>>> dmb answered in a nutshell:
>>> Relativism is the view that truth is relative to the culture or the individual, that there is no way to say that one truth is better than another.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Marsha:
>>> By the way, dmb, your definition is begging the question, as it assumes the answer to the question being posed: that there is no way to say that one truth is better than another.   
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>> 
>> 
>> dmb says:
>> Huh? If the question asks for my definition how can my definition beg the question? And how do you figure that an explicitly stated position could count as an assumption? Your objections are pure nonsense. As usual.
>> 
>> I gave you the definition you asked for and I showed you exactly how and where Pirsig uses the word in a way that fits that definition. Since the issue is whether or not Pirsig is a relativist, what could be more relevant and appropriate? If that's not good enough for you, then you're just not a reasonable person. Maybe you should ask somebody else. Five minutes with you is way more than plenty.    
> 
> 
> Marsha:
> When your premise is contained in the primary definition, that is 'begging the question'.  Would you cite the source of your definition?  
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> 
> Marsha 
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