From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Sun Aug 08 2004 - 04:37:07 BST
On 7 Aug 2004 at 3:07, Adam Watt wrote:
Firstly, you mentioned you contacted Pirsig asking for additional
clarification - may I ask what exactly you asked, and what the
response was you received? I'm intrigued to know. Continuing in the
same vein, one comment of Pirsigs you did mention was his observation
of the 'remarkable similarity' between your own thesis and the MOQ.
It would be interesting, provided you agree with the former statement
(I'm presuming you do..), to hear what you think these similarities
are? Or perhaps in the interest of brevity, what you consider the
differences to be?
msh adds:
I too would be very interested in your contact with Pirsig. Please
provide some documentation. I'd also like to know whether or not you
believe Pirsig sees value in the conclusions you've drawn from your
philosophy, as they are recorded on your web site, specifically
regarding your supernatural references to the "Creator" and the
"Master Plan", as well as your obvious inclination to place the
highest value upon so-called Western Civilization. (Every time I
hear the phrase "Western Civilization" I'm reminded of Ghandi who,
when asked what he thought of Western Civilization said, "I think it
might be a good idea.")
Clearly, your own values must be drawn from your philosophy or your
philosophy must have been drawn to support your values. In either
case, your conclusions do not resonate with my own sense of moral and
intellectual reality and, therefore, your philosophy, to me, is
suspect. Any information you can provide regarding Pirsig's high
opinion of your philosophy would go a long way toward making me
rethink my position.
Thank you.
Mark Steven Heyman (msh)
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