What a fantastic find, Arlo. Thanks.
> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 11:28:04 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MD] Dissertation re/Pirisig and Postmodernity > > Hi All (Ant in particular), > > First off, apologies if this has been shared before. It didn't come up when I > did a keyword search of my email archives, so... > > Below is a link to a dissertation, Nina Michaela von Dahlern (2012) at the > University of Hamburg, "The Ethical Foundations of Postmodernity – > Communicative Reality and Relative Individuals in Theory and North American > Literature". > > Beginning (primarily) on page 140 ("Deconstructing Traditional Values: Zen > and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – An Inquiry into Values") and > continuing through at least page 240 (including "The Creation of a New > Ethics: Lila – An Inquiry into Morals") is some interesting discussion on > Pirsig. > > Ant, please note (if you had not already known) that your dissertation (and > 'Intro' web article) is cited. :-). > > http://ediss.sub.uni-hamburg.de/volltexte/2012/5740/pdf/Dissertation.pdf > > I've only had a chance to glance this so far, but wanted to share for anyone > interested in Pirsig's ideas within the academy. > > Arlo > 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 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
