Bodvar Skutvik (skutvik@online.no)
Wed, 3 Dec 1997 04:52:05 +0100
Diana wrote:
> > Bodvar wrote
> >
> > >PS. The Pirsig quotations is a good idea, another thing that I have
> > >been thinking about is an index - or "concordance", i.e: where to find
> > >pages (in LILA preferably) where Pirsig treats this and that issue and
> > >mentions so and so word. Is it possible to make such a one by use of
> > >computer?
>
> It's a great idea. Maggie has already offered to do some typing. I happy
> to do a couple of chapters too. Now all we need is a someone to
> coordinate and decide about formats and copyrights and stuff. Any
> volunteers?
>
>
> Martin Striz wrote:
> > I also have a suggestion, and I take it from when Mark Murdock and I
> > first
> > began corresponding in the spring. He was the first person I ever
> > talked
> > about the MOQ with who knew a lot about it, and I may have been the same
> > for
> > him, so we decided to sort of teach each other what we knew. We began
> > by
> > discussing pertinent issues in society and how the MOQ could solve them,
> > or
> > at least lead us in the right direction. Is capital punishment Good?
> > If
> > so, in what situations? How about abortion or euthanasia or adultery?
> > (Pirsig obviously believes there is value in extramarital affairs so
> > long as
> > they don't break up marriages.)
> >
> > However, I fear we may not be ready for these kinds of discussions yet.
>
> The Lila Squad hasn't really dealt with this kind of stuff yet. I do
> think that the MoQ can answer these sorts of questions and it's
> definitely something we should discuss in the future. My feeling (as
> you've probably guessed by all my harping on about principles) at the
> moment though is that everyone has their own ideas about the MoQ and
> this creates a lot of misunderstanding when it comes to applying the
> MoQ. We need to establish some common ground first, then we can take
> things further.
>
> Diana
Diana!
My message (like Hugo's) was not received by the new address, but
here is what I wrote earlier this morning. And by the way, I agree
with what you say about not applying the MOQ before the principles
are "cemented". I hope this message comes through. Bo.
Dec.2 1997
Ravi and Doug!
Thanks for responding to my inquiry and for the info. ZMM is already
available, and Maggie spoke of "downloading" LILA from somewhere,
but after second thoughts I think we should have Pirsig's opinion and
OK on it, so I'll write him and ask. By the way, it's a shame that
author's rights are bypassed (in the case of ZMM. LILA will
not be made public even if we use it internally for making an index)
on the Internet - I recently heard that music also is available,
but what can be done? I'll let you know if - or as soon as - I
hear from Robert Pirsig.
Bo
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