Re: MD Pirsig the postmodernist?

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Date: Wed Mar 05 2003 - 14:55:40 GMT

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    In a message dated 3/5/2003 7:36:01 AM Central Standard Time,
    pholden@sc.rr.com writes:
    > Since you are both fans of postmodernism, I assumed you agreed on
    > thoughts being illusions. Of course, if this is your belief, it too is
    > illusionary. This seems to confirm the postmodernist perplexity: "It's
    > true that truth is an illusion."

    Platt

    Does not the scientific method itself contain a similar paradox? (a paradox
    which nearly drove the young Pirsig insane, as related in ZMM)

    Jon

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