Elephant to Rog,
I'll re-read chapter 29 to refresh my memory on Prisig's attitude to James.
Re:
> ROG:
> We might want 3WD to jump in on this (another Dave). He is studying James. I
> will say that James didn't like arguing over things that weren't relevant or
> that would not make a difference "at definite instants of our life".
> However, since Pirsig considers "direct everyday experience" (end of ch 29)
> to be a metaphor for DQ, I think he meets this test.
I think so too. But would James? Sometimes Philosophers can be un-happy
with 'logical' extensions of their thought, because that thought wasn't just
a system, it was also a certain kind of attitude....
Puzzled Elephant
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