Hi Dan, I began addressing each issue facing us but it soon became apparent that we > are as you say going around in circles. For the record, I am not a teacher. > I merely had some small concerns after reading your paper and it is no > doubt my poor skills in stating those concerns that are leading us astray. > My goal here is to foster mutual respect, not to influence others. >
Fair enough, and I do appreciate your comments. And you may not try to be a teacher but that doesn't mean people can't learn from you. I'm always interested in new readings of ZMM and LILA, especially from someone who has devoted so much time and effort to understanding Pirsig. I guess in this case I came here to back up my own interpretation, primarily. > What you seem to be saying is Robert Pirsig has a good idea [context (1)] > and later recants [context (2)]. I do not disagree. Of course he recants. > No one listens to the insane. What did Galen Strawson say in his review of > Lila? Something about the village crank hanging out at the library? > > I began by saying how the author is using common sense everyday reality as > a basis for his new metaphysics but apparently I have it backwards, at > least so far as context 2 of your paper goes. He is using the MOQ as a > background for common sense reality. > For its reconstruction, I say. Rather than recanting I think of context (2) as something akin to a "return to the marketplace" with Phaedrus returning from above the timberline in ZMM down into the valleys and rivers of LILA, or something like that. You can see why I have no published novels. Anyway, I see you are very busy with more posts to answer and I too have > other pressing matters at hand. I have made a start on answering some of > your questions below but gave up when I reached the part about me trying to > teach you something. I do not often stop a post in the middle but I get the > impression there is little more to be gained here; as I feel sure your time > is as precious as mine neither of us need waste it. > > Again, I am not trying to teach anyone anything, I assure you. The > anecdotes I sometimes share are my way of working behind the scenes (as it > were) to convey more than words are capable of conveying. I also realize > they can be distracting, however. > > Thank you for being so generous with your time, and I apologize for not > being more helpful. > Likewise. And no need to respond to this post, I just wanted to say a few things anyway. Paul 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
