Re: MD Pirsig Recommended Website

From: Ian Glendinning (ian@psybertron.org)
Date: Sun Sep 26 2004 - 11:35:18 BST

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    What's so ourageous about a writer using a pseudonym for daramtic effect ?
    In this case a very specific allusion.

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Scott Roberts" <jse885@earthlink.net>
    To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 7:00 PM
    Subject: Re: MD Pirsig Recommended Website

    > Why can't she be real but doesn't want to use her real name?
    >
    > - Scott
    >
    >
    > > [Original Message]
    > > From: Richard Loggins <brloggins@yahoo.com>
    > > To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    > > Date: 9/25/2004 1:13:00 PM
    > > Subject: Re: MD Pirsig Recommended Website
    > >
    > > So your all saying that Johanna Climacus is not real.
    > > The real author (Lavery) doesn't really have PDD, and
    > > this theory that PDD is cultural is also fiction???
    > > Does anyone feel like the air is let out of the
    > > balloon a little bit? I feel cheated. At least
    > > Pirsig's experiences are (as far as I know) true.
    > > Rich
    > >
    > > --- Scott Roberts <jse885@earthlink.net> wrote:
    > >
    > > > Ian,
    > > >
    > > > 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).
    > > >
    > > > - Scott
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > > [Original Message]
    > > > > From: Ian Glendinning <ian@psybertron.org>
    > > > > To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    > > > > Date: 9/20/2004 5:29:40 PM
    > > > > Subject: Re: MD Pirsig Recommended Website
    > > > >
    > > > > 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
    > > > >
    > > > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > > > From: <ant.mcwatt@ntlworld.com>
    > > > > To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    > > > > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 3:09 PM
    > > > > Subject: MD Pirsig Recommended Website
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > > > Dear All,
    > > > > >
    > > > > > It isn't very often that Robert Pirsig
    > > > recommends a website so I'm sure
    > > > > the following one must be worth a look. The fact
    > > > that it has some pages
    > > > on
    > > > > Owen Barfield is certainly a good start.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Best wishes,
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Anthony
    > > > > >
    > > > > > -----------------------------
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Robert Pirsig to Anthony McWatt
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Sent : 19 September 2004 13:41:36
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Subject : Web site
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Here is a web site the entire Lila Squad might
    > > > be interested in.
    > > > > >
    > > > > >
    > > > http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11072/EvilGenius/entrance.htm
    > > > > >
    > > > > >
    > > > > >
    > > > > >
    > > > > >
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