Hello Marsha, dmb, Adrie (thank you for those quotes), Ian,
I really fail to see any contradiction or problem with this issue. Marsha: I'm not buying into the idea that the MoQ should be a form of American Pragmatism unless you come up with a convincing argument the American version of Zen Buddhism is a form of American Pragmatism, Andre: The way you put it is wrong Marsha and I wonder if you have even skimmed my post dated March 7. I suggest you read it again. And whilst you're at it read dmb's as well, and Adrie's and Ian's. And, whilst you're at that; have yourself convinced by Pirsig: The MOQ is a continuation of the mainstream of twentieth-century American philosophy. It is a form of pragmatism, of instrumentalism, which says that the test of the true is the good. It adds that this good is not a social code or some intellectualized Hegelian Absolute. It is direct everyday experience.(LILA, p 373) I add that your 'Zen Buddhism is a form of American Pragmatism' is not correct and this has never been claimed to be the case or stated anywhere. You should perhaps change it into; The MOQ is a Western (call it American if you like) version of Zen Buddhism. As Anthony suggests in his PhD: [the MOQ] is one of the first indigenous forms of Zen Buddhism to appear in the United States. (p 3). And I fail to see the use of trying to push this on and on and on. I really believe most contributors are clear on this, excepting Mary and you. What's your game? Trying to score points or do you just like the attention? It is reaching the yawning stage. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
