[MD] Is there a contradiction in MoQ?

[david buchanan]

Tuukka said:
..we don't know what social quality is. It has only been described in Pirsig's writing, but these descriptions cannot belong to the MOQ, because the MOQ is exclusively intellectual quality.

dmb says:
Well, no. The MOQ is an intellectual description that includes DQ and of all the static levels. Also, Pirsig's distinction between social and intellectual levels is a variation on the ancient distinction between mythos and logos. It also captures the Modern distinction between religion and science. It's not unique to Pirsig, although he puts a spin on it that might be unique, namely that they are different in kind, rather than scope or scale, and even opposed to each other in some ways.