[MD] What does Pirsig mean by metaphysics?

[John Carl]

Well said Andre,


> Pirsig does not want his metaphysics to be another prison. Hence the
> DQ/SQ divisions... and (if you like) the notion of the continuation of
> evolutionary progress (which is 'open-ended'). That is: it remains
> provisional.



Pirsig in ZAMM quotes jazz musicians - jazz, a uniquely new American  Art -
influencing the culture at large, Kerouac adopted Jazz style to literature
and inspired a new generation of writers to break free from the prison of
formal rigidity.

Classical symphonys, with every note defined and in its place, have their
beauty, Bach in his realm, Kant in his. Breathtaking!  but the MoQ is more
like Jazz,

Jazz is not chaotic at its roots.  It might seem so to those overly-fond of
having every note defined, but the musical structure dictates a harmonious
unity that is not intellectually defined, but sensed, and felt, and played
with freedom.  The MoQ invites harmonious riffs, not apparent to the
original composer and discovered in the playing.

"Man if you could just drop all them high-falutin' pretensions and DIG it"



John