Hi all,
Welcome to the discussion Sasu,
> I noticed several people criticizing MoQ on the grounds that man is
not a
> central element in it, they do not seem to accept the concept that we
are
> just a part of a "machinery". Did I understand correctly? And if I
did, what
> would be the reason to consider man so superior that everything should
> revolve around him and exist to serve him?
SASU puts a finger on the contrasting approaches of Western and Eastern
philosophy.
The insignificance of self comes from the East.
The centrality of man, and of things that individuals can perceive is
the Western empirical tradition, of which Aristotle is a central pillar.
The mysticism of the East has great appeal, but creates great
difficulties with explaining common experience e.g. why your own
headache hurts so much more than someone else's.
In practical terms, Western thought has proved much more consequential.
If I understand Pirsig correctly, his aim is to point out that Man is
the Measure, at the centre of everything he perceives, but at the centre
ONLY of the things he perceives.
Jonathan
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