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Substance is a subspecies of value. when you reverse the containment process and define substance in terms of value the mystery disappears: substance is a "stable pattern of inorganic values." the problem then disappears. the world of objects and the world of values is unified.
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Substance Is A Subspecies Of Value. When

Robert M. Pirsig
Substance is a subspecies of value. when you reverse the containment process and define substance in terms of value the mystery disappears: substance is a "stable pattern of inorganic values." the problem then disappears. the world of objects and the world of values is unified.
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