RE: MD Pirsig Recommended Website

From: David Buchanan (DBuchanan@ClassicalRadio.org)
Date: Sun Sep 26 2004 - 03:01:26 BST

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    Scott, Ian and all gender guessers:

    Ian said:
    > Aha, got it - maybe - The Name of the Rose in reverse.
    > Fictional character - play on St John Climacus (Stairway to Heaven) - goes
    > back in time to rid the world of mind-matter duality ?
    > The plot has possibilities.
    > Beaten to it, back to the drawing board.
    > Ian Glendinning

    Scott replied:
    I would guess that "Johanna Climacus" was taken as a female counterpart to
    Kierkegaard's use of Johann Climacus as a pseudonym (which is in turn a
    reference to St. John Climacus).

    dmb says:
    C'mon guys. Is this some kind of trivia contest for philosophy geeks or
    what?Do you have really have something to say about that amazing trip (and
    its relationship to the MOQ) or are you just trying to create the impression
    that you do?

    Doesn't it remind you of the peyote scene in Lila?

    Doesn't it remind you of the time you tripped?

    Do you suppose there were SOME who know the difference between biological
    pleasure and mystical experience, as this author seems to? How many hippies
    really saw that difference? Do you?

    Can the MOQ be understood by one who never had such an experience? Its where
    metaphysics and actual experience meet, no?

    Yea, I'm egging you on. The posts are thin these days and I need something
    to read. ;-) But seriously, I'd like to see some posts on the topic. Surely
    someone has some thoughts?

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