Marsha:
Hello Ron,
I find no reference to craftsmanship or the code of art in the entire paper.
But I suppose you will interpret as you will.
Ron:
Hello Marsha,
I'm affraid you missed the part where I explained about trying to link up
ideas in a continious manner which support one another over as much
of Pirsigs work as I can.
I thought it was obviouse that
Craftsmanship in writing is extended to craftsmanship in motorcycle maintenance
in
the novel "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." Which used most of the
same quotes
in the paper.
You will find many quotes about craftsmanship and art in Zmm.
and how we can apply it to all facetts of our lives.
Paper:
" One can thunder as
> loudly for this definition of quality as the other. It makes no
> difference as long as we all know what quality is.
>
> A seeming inability to directly perceive quality is sometimes
> known as "squareness." Squareness results from two habits of mind~
> intellectualism and conservatism."
More:
If students know what quality is why is their writing so bad?
>
> There are many reasons. Some are square. Some do not care.
> Some, because of poor instruction, do not know that they know what
> quality is. Many students have been brainwashed into believing that
> only instructors know what quality is. Often when a student realizes
> for the first time that he really does know what quality is in writing
> he also begins to care for the first time.
>
> A third reason why student writing is so bad even though
> students know what quality is, is that an ability to recognize good
> writing comes much easier than an ability to produce it. Usually
> students can discern between good and bad writing without being able
> to write well. But if a student cannot discern quality in his own
> writing there is no hope for him -- no method in the world will ever
> help him learn how to write. That is Why I believe pure quality should
> be taught before any methods of producing it are taught."
> Sincerely,
> Robert M. Pirsig
>
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