Re: MD Dealing with S/O pt 1

From: David MOREY (us@divadeus.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Mon Sep 08 2003 - 22:19:43 BST

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    Hey Matt

    I suggest, we grab what we want, a non-essentialist Pirsig, and insist
    that's what he really is, so that we can gather as many people on the
    anti-essentialist side as we can. We are few enough. I never get this
    emphasising someone's errors thing. Are there any essentialists out there
    who fancy a discussion with the anti-essentialist faction? Pirsig certainly
    says a lot that is anti-essentialist I believe.

    Regards
    DM
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "MATTHEW PAUL KUNDERT" <mpkundert@students.wisc.edu>
    To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 9:44 PM
    Subject: Re: MD Dealing with S/O pt 1

    Paul,

    Paul said:
    I make no apologies for using Pirsig quotes from any of his publications. Bo
    ’s assertion presupposes that there is a “pre-MOQ” and “post-MOQ” Pirsig to
    mix. I don’t think there is such a thing. I’m still waiting for a good
    reason not to think this.

    Matt:
    I love how there is so much disagreement about interpreting the MoQ.

    For instance, (if I remember correctly) I disagree with Bo about a handful
    of interpretational issues (some of them major) and (if I remember
    correctly) I agree with Paul about a handful of interpretational issues
    (some of them major). But, I agree with Bo that the Pirsig of ZMM is enough
    different from the Pirsig of Lila to warrant a distinction between the two.
    However, I also mix quotes from all of his publications depending on
    circumstance because I think the dividing line is one of emphasis. I think
    the early Pirsig emphasizes a pragmatist/post-modern reading of philosophy
    and the late emphasizes a essentialist/modern reading. But there are
    elements of both in both.

    Matt

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