Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id UAA18140 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 6 Feb 2001 20:32:54 GMT Message-ID: <007301c09080$c3841200$f401bed4@default> From: "Kenneth Van Oost" <Kenneth.Van.Oost@village.uunet.be> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> References: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745C40@inchna.stir.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Choice and values Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 22:05:44 +0100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Hi Vincent,
For interesting definitions about, Value, Quality, Good and Bad see Pirsig,
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
Kenneth
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From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk>
To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 3:46 PM
Subject: RE: Choice and values
> <We choose according to our values. I define values as a measure of
> good
> > and bad. Since we make choices, we classify things atleast relatively
as
> > good and bad. Value is therefore the measure of quality.>
> >
> Define 'good', 'bad' and 'quality'. Are values idiosyncratically
> produced, culturally produced, or even genetically produced? If it's
either
> or both of the latter choice needn't, arguably doesn't, come into it.
>
> <Of course our values are also determined by memes. Values are
> > psychological entities which get reflected in our behaviour when we make
> > choices.>
> >
> Determined by memes- where's the choice there then?
>
> Vincent
>
> >
>
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