Hi Everyone,
Arlo:
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.
to which David replied:
What a fantastic find, Arlo. Thanks.
Hello David and Arlo:
I thank Arlo as well for finding this piece on ZMM and Lila but wonder if both
Arlo’s and dmb's enthusiasm last as they actually read the way von Dahlem
treats both ZMM and Lila?
I haven’t read the hundred odd pages von Dahlem has devoted to ZMM and the MoQ
in their entirety (am at page 229) but, reading what she has to say from the
perspective of this "communicative foundationalist ethics” which she thinks is
perhaps the latest saviour but I sincerely wonder if she understands the MoQ
or its implications as I sense that it is beyond this narrow, advocated
perspective. All I read is an attack on the intellectual level (which Phaedrus
represents) as developed in Pirsig’s MoQ. There appears to be a great
psychological/interpersonal thing going on from the S/O perspective and there
appears to be little by way of interpersonal relationship understanding from
the MoQ perspective.
Am interested to hear your comments/thoughts. Perhaps I completely
misunderstand.
Andre
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