> Steve replied: > What is interesting to me once again is that despite the fact that "all the > great spiritual leaders have held it as centrally important" in discussing > morality, Pirsig does not talk about empathy, compassion, and love to explain > morality. > > > > dmb says: > > That's just because Pirsig is a philosopher and not a writer of Hallmark > cards. Obvious platitudes don't need a metaphysical framework. I mean, Pirsig > doesn't offer any personal hygiene tips either. By your reasoning, the MOQ > has no place for brushing your teeth. Maybe I'm missing your point. But this > sort of criticism seems, um, ...unserious.
Steve: Here again it seems you are disagreeing with Pirsig who apparently saw the need for such explication as MRB quoted from a N.Y. Times interview... [Mr Pirsig] conceded that while he hoped his new book would "open a million doors," he still had further work to do "on where exactly love fits in to the metaphysics of quality." - http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/08/books/motorcycle-of-zen-goes-in-the-other-direction.html 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
