Dave Thomas (dlt44@ipa.net)
Wed, 19 Nov 1997 18:05:08 +0100
Hugo
Thanks, you confirmed what I had intuited that the morals that Pirsig speaks
about very different from the common way the word is now used. That way why I
reacted to the inclusion of it in the basic definition FAO's because to the
unintiated it will set off immediate alarms. The ideas Pirsig has presented
seem such a radical shift to most people that I will take a bit of hand
holding to keep most from bolting. To a certain extent I feel Pirsig knew and
knows this and thats why his works were disguised as novels. Tell the truths
in a way that they can be heard. Maggie put it this way recently:
> I've thought that Zen and the Art's power stems from Pirsig's ability to give
> his readers the pre-intellectual background that must come before ideas can be
> absorbed. I have taken him as the ultimate instructor in the art of written
> communication.
I haven't found many leads on this issue either:
> I am not sure it sayes anything on the rights or wrongs involved in
> different exercises of free will.
TLS squad has not gotten full into this issue yet but I think once the basics
are sorted out and firmed up it is going to be a central issue for discussion.
JTPDOVOT,
Dave
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