From: Barritt Road Runner (MBARRITT@nc.rr.com)
Date: Sat Nov 16 2002 - 14:56:23 GMT
John, why does it matter if Pirsig is original or if Prisig first brought
Eastern mindset to western questions? I'm sure he doesn't. And if legacy
is important (and it's probably not to him) then this discussion board is
significant enough.
Barritt
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Maher" <jozabad2001@yahoo.co.uk>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 7:53 PM
Subject: RE: MD Individuality
> 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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