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In a lot of modern biology however you will have tens or hundreds of thousands of equally simple competing hypotheses. Biologist have had to adapt to this by us
by sarah2079 14y ago
In a lot of modern biology however you will have tens or hundreds of thousands of equally simple competing hypotheses. Biologist have had to adapt to this by using multiple hypothesis testing methods, but Prisig was working well before this became standard, so perhaps this was the barrier he was running up against.
- nacker 14y agoPirsig actually came up with an entire metaphysical system in response to this. It's in his book "Lila". Basically it deals with what "good" (as in a good theory, or answer) is, and the different kinds of goodness or Quality, as he calls it, there are. It's quite detailed, but his first distinction is between 'static' and 'dynamic' good. A test-writer values static good more highly than dynamic, and while this is justifiable in the circumstances, in the big picture, dynamic good is the real deal.
- sarah2079 14y agoInteresting, that sounds worth checking out.
- nacker 14y agoDon't bother with bloodless synopses online, or Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. http://coinread.com/lila_an_inquiry_into_morals.503624.html http://coinread.com/lila_an_inquiry_into_morals.503624.html The essence of Dynamic Quality is that you click on the link now :)