From: Barritt Road Runner (MBARRITT@nc.rr.com)
Date: Sat Nov 16 2002 - 00:04:59 GMT
Platt, is this discussion board a static pattern of intellectual value? is
it a dynamic pattern? Some great things get said, still it's not Zen is it.
Barritt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Platt Holden" <pholden@sc.rr.com>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 8:32 AM
Subject: Re: MD Individuality
> Hi Matt:
>
> > A better placement of Pirsig would be in the 18th century.
> > That's why Pirsig is ignored.
>
> > Now, that is pretty harsh. My point is, contra Pirsig, I think his
> > philosophy is better understood as a throwback to the 18th C., rather
than
> > as before its time.
>
> A harsh charge indeed. Care to back it up with some evidence? I think it
> was Struan who made a similar charge some time ago and he, a self-
> proclaimed philosopher, was unable to back it up with specific
> passages from previous thinkers, 18th century or otherwise. Maybe you
> can do better.
>
> Platt
>
>
>
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