[MD] Is Quality a monism?

[Joseph Maurer]

Hi Ant McWatt, Ham, and All,

I am interested in Pirsig's thought process leading to a  proposal of a
metaphysics of knowing an indefinable DQ and Definable SQ.  It can't be only
by usage since we are discussing metaphysics as definition not physics as
reality.  Psychology is a branch of physics

The stretch in the psychological format, DQ as indefinable, was suggested by
Pirsig.  I experience an indefinable.  How?

For metaphysics DQ is acceptable.  For physics DQ is acceptable only as
metaphor or analogy without changing the description of evolution.  I
experience the indefinable.

IMHO discrete levels in existence, evolution, are logically necessary for an
analogouslike metaphysics of an indefinable DQ/SQ.

Joe




On 7/3/12 8:59 AM, "Ant McWatt" <antmcwatt at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> Ham Priday continued:
>  
> The "monism" you are looking for is Ultimate Reality, from which Value is
> differentiated by human sensibility.
> 
> Ant McWatt comments:
> 
> And, therefore out of the MOQ, out of the remit of this Discussion group and
> back in conventional Western philosophology!