In true academic style, I suppose it would be only appropriate at this juncture if I added that I've written something of a response to the paper (which I recently referenced in a related manner): "Dewey, Pirsig, Rorty, or How I Convinced an Entire Generation of Pirsigians that Rorty is the Devil: An Ode to David Buchanan" (http://pirsigaffliction.blogspot.com/2006/10/dewey-pirsig-rorty-or-how-i-convinced.html).
It's not exactly a response insofar as I don't actually talk about the paper at all because David hadn't written it yet. The reply was culled from a conversation (ya' know, e-mail style) David and I had about the topic of his paper while he was preparing to write it, so it contains the same sort of issues. David's paper works as a kind of implicit continuation of our long-standing dialogues (and as such, it functions as a rebuke to my Rortyan ways) and mine functions in the same way. But I've since read David's paper, which he kindly passed along my way, and I think its worth reading, particularly if you are looking for more highlight thrown on the connection Pirsig draws between himself and James, but certainly for those who enjoy David's writing and are looking for a further way into his philosophical viewpoint. David's paper again can be found at: "Clash of the Pragmatists" -- http://robertpirsig.org/Buchanan.htm Matt _________________________________________________________________ Get live scores and news about your team: Add the Live.com Football Page http://www.live.com/?addtemplate=football 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.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
