From: Matt the Enraged Endorphin (mpkundert@students.wisc.edu)
Date: Tue Mar 04 2003 - 23:19:35 GMT
Rick,
Thank you for the kind words. The most I want to ask for is that people
find some use in what I write and I'm glad you found some. If I can make a
suggestion on your reading of Consequences of Pragmatism, I would suggest
reading "Pragmatism, Relativism, and Irrationalism" first, then the
Introduction. Those are my continuing favorites.
Incidently, you mention you've read Dewey. I haven't read much of him
firsthand, but because Dewey is Rorty's hero, I've picked up a few things
about him. The thing that I noticed in Rorty's descriptions of Dewey,
particularly when he describes some of Dewey's shortcomings, is how much
Dewey sounds like Pirsig. Like Dewey's suggestion that we treat nature and
experience as quasi-synonymous, which seems like Pirsig's equation of
reality with experience. And for all of Dewey's protestations against that
"nest and brood of Greek dualisms," in Experience and Nature he attempts to
construct a metaphysics. Sound familiar? So, I was wondering if you'd
care to reflect on any connections you've seen between Pirsig and Dewey
(who may have been a better hero for Pirsig, then James).
Thanks again,
Matt
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