From: John Maher (jozabad2001@yahoo.co.uk)
Date: Sat Nov 16 2002 - 00:53:11 GMT
Hi,
KEVIN WROTE:
"I tend to value Pirsig, not for his originality, but
for his ability to
bring an Eastern mindset to western questions. I see
him as
philosophical Marco Polo, if you will. Not the
inventor of unique
ideas,
but the explorer who bridges a cultural
(philosophical) gap and brings
back ideas to those of us struggling in the dark of
Cartesian Dualism."
Not even that really; dualism has been dead for over a
century. Pirsig pointed out what others have said for
many years and brought it to a mass (non
philosophical) audience. The quality of the art
remains, but let us not fool ourselves into thinking
that this is either original or ground breaking in a
philosophical sense. The idea that Pirsig will be
recognised in 50 years is a gross distortion of the
nature of longevity and a worrying aspect of a fan
club that strives to be something other.
John
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