Re: MD Gardner on Pragmatism

From: John Howard (john66@attbi.com)
Date: Wed Jan 29 2003 - 04:30:50 GMT

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    Scott had written about the Middle Way
    > I would not go so far as to say that
    > this was what Pirsig was purposely up to

    I would! I think he was secretly trying to turn us on to Buddhism (the
    Middle Way is Buddhism), even as he was secretly trying to turn us into
    Trinitarian Calvinist Chrsitians. I think he'll admit to it all someday.

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Matt the Enraged Endorphin" <mpkundert@students.wisc.edu>
    To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 1:30 PM
    Subject: Re: MD Gardner on Pragmatism

    > Scott,
    >
    > Scott said:
    > So why not accept that both sides are necessary, that the ambiguity is an
    > inevitable aspect of the third path, that the third path can never quite
    be
    > "found" as it must always oscillate? I would not go so far as to say that
    > this was what Pirsig was purposely up to, but I do think it an interesting
    > misreading, at least.
    >
    > Matt:
    > Granted, that is a possibility and I haven't ruled it out, but so far I
    > haven't found the enuciation of an "ironic metaphysics" (supposing we use
    > this name for the third path you're fleshing out) convincing. And I
    agree,
    > so far I wouldn't be convinced that this is what Pirsig's up to and this
    is
    > one more kind of (mis)reading. I certainly find the concept of an "ironic
    > metaphysics" more interesting then a straight absolutist reading, but
    then,
    > I'm still not convinced that it pulls itself out of the absolutist side
    and
    > onto a third path (or up out of the pragmatist side and onto a third
    path).
    > But still, a consideration.
    >
    > So, I should've said earlier, "And, pace Scott, I haven't been convinced
    > yet that he's found a third path." My apologies, Scott.
    >
    > Matt
    >
    >
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