[MD] Plato's Good

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dmb,

dmb says:
Yes, according to the very first sentence of the opening paragraph of  
Stanford's article on Plato, Pirsig is right.

1. Plato's central doctrines
"Many people associate Plato with a few central doctrines that are  
advocated in his writings: The world that appears to our senses is in  
some way defective and filled with error, but there is a more real and  
perfect realm, populated by entities (called "forms" or "ideas") that  
are eternal, changeless, and in some sense paradigmatic for the  
structure and character of our world."

Tuukka:

Seems so, as one would be inclined to think "entities", "forms" and  
"ideas" refer to static things.

dmb:

"If we made a list of debatable assertions, this one would be at the  
very bottom. Pirsig is only saying what everyone already acknowledges  
about Plato's work and anyone who doubts it can easily look it up.  
It's about as reasonable and realistic as doubting the blueness of the  
sky. It's silly."

Tuukka:

I did not acknowledge this. I severely disapprove of your attitude.

Tuukka