Re: MD books for Pirsig

From: Scott R (jse885@spinn.net)
Date: Thu Oct 03 2002 - 22:54:04 BST


Sam,

What else: Owen Barfield's "Saving the Appearances: A Study in Idolatry"
since it gives in depth the evolutionary and mystical significance of
the intellectual level, and the simultaneous value and danger of SOM.

- Scott

Elizaphanian wrote:

> You can tell I'm in a "catch up with the MoQ" sort of mood today....
>
> If you could recommend a book (or even two) for Mr Pirsig to read, as he
> considers if and whether to write another magnificent tome, what would they
> be?
>
> I would recommend two: the biography of Wittgenstein by Ray Monk, because I
> think Wittgenstein stands in the same relationship to Phaedrus as Poincare
> does, although in the direction of linguistic philosophy rather than
> scientific method; and 'The Darkness of God' by Denys Turner, because he
> manages to articulate what Western mystics were actually up to (and I think
> RMP isn't aware of that).
>
> Sam
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