> > >> > Dear Chris: > >> > > >> > Do you are think all feelings (emotions) are biological? > >> > > >> > Thanks. > >> > Platt > > > > [Chris] > >> No, not all emotions are of the biological level, though they all need > >> the > >> biological level, and of course the levels are overlapping and > >> interrelated. But I do think that greed could be seen as a biological > >> pattern, the basic drive for survival is greatly benefited by it. But > >> when > >> the social level comes along, it is important that it (the social > level) > >> can > >> get this under control. Similarly it would seem to be the > intellectual > >> levels mission to, when reshaping social structures, to direct this > drive > >> at > >> something intellectually Good. Ideally though, the MOQ will show the > need > >> for balance, because of course the intellectual level cannot build > only > >> for > >> intellectual Good, that has been the problem before, there must be a > MOQ > >> perspective. > > [Platt] > > What emotions do you think are NOT of the biological level? Pirsig > wrote: > > "The MOQ sees emotions as a biological response to quality and not the > > same > > thing as quality. There are many cases, particularly in economic > activity > > where values occur without any emotion." (LS, Note 141) > > > > Thanks. > > I don't know - what's your point?
That all emotions are biological patterns with one exception -- the aesthetic response -- known only to man.. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
