If I ever do read that, it'll be very long down the road. Thanks for that, I've done that on the day that we talked. I've also invited him to this forum for precisely this reason. If he's interested, he'll take the offer, join and talk through. 

I'm here to join and talk through.  Still have questions?

Prefer not to start a new thread for now..

(1) Why should one accept the Metaphysics of quality over other metaphysics?

Because it is a better way to understand experience and it will make you a better person accordingly.

(2) Is the Metaphysics of quality a monist metaphysic?

Yes it is ultimately monist in that everything is Quality.  Whether it be defined quality (static quality) or undefined betterness (Dynamic Quality).





 

Yes.  Unlike what is usually presumed - Quality creates substance. In the MOQ 'substance' could be what is called either inorganic patterns of value, or biological patterns of value. 

What does that mean, 'a quality creates a substance'?

I say that Quality creates substance. Dynamic Quality to be precise.  Dynamic Quality is the undefined source of all things in the MOQ.  Substance is a defined static quality created (like all things) by the undefined source.   

What is a biological *value*? What bearing if any does 'value' here have to the ordinary uses of 'value'.

For (hopefully) an expedited understanding of the Metaphysics Of Quality I recommend checking out a trilogy of websites I created.

www.metaphysics.is
www.som.is
www.moq.is

But to answer your question - the distinction between inorganic value and biological value is that while both are physical matter - inorganic quality (or inorganic patterns of value) is all physical matter without DNA and biological quality (or biological patterns of value) is all physical matter with DNA.