RE: Choice and values

From: Vincent Campbell (v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk)
Date: Wed Feb 07 2001 - 11:24:55 GMT

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From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk>
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Subject: RE: Choice and values
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:24:55 -0000 
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            < Value is subjective whereas quality is not. Everything has
    > quality. Quality standards are arbitrary unless we bring in `value` as a
    > measure.>
    >
            This is a contradictory couple of sentences. How can quality not be
    subjective, but be arbitrary? how can subjective values stop quality from
    being arbitrary? This doesn't make sense.

            My other earlier question stands-
    >>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.
    >
    >
    I haven't read Pirsig either, as I'm not keen on pop psychology/philosophy.

    Vincent

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