[MD] Julian Baggini Interview with Pirsig

[David M]

Matt

Don't you think a chat about substance was a
very bad idea by JB? Given your acknowledgement
of the links between Bob and Rorty.

DM


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Kundert" <pirsigaffliction at hotmail.com>
To: <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 5:18 AM
Subject: Re: [MD] Julian Baggini Interview with Pirsig


> The room went quiet, as faces slowly became puzzled, concerned, angry or
> red, and the room turned his direction and slowly backed away in a billowy
> circumference.
>
> "Alright," he said, turning about warily and eyeing them with a cagey 
> edge,
> "so apparently I'll be playing the role of _Julien_...."
>
>
>>From: ian glendinning <psybertron at gmail.com>
>>Reply-To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>>To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>>Subject: [MD] Julian Baggini Interview with Pirsig
>>Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:26:18 +0000
>>
>>Hi MoQ'ers,
>>
>>You should be aware of this if you are not already.
>>http://www.philosophersnet.com/magazine/article.php?id=980
>>
>>As Julian Baggini's title "Zen and the Art of Dialogue" alludes -
>>there was really a breakdown in communication and they were talking
>>past each other (via e-mail)
>>
>>However Julian summarises
>>"I think both books reveal an author of exceptional intelligence and
>>insight," I wrote. "However, I do feel that in seeking to build an
>>all-encompassing system to connect all these insights, we end up with
>>a whole which is less than the sum of its parts. Perhaps this does
>>little more than reflect the extent to which my own thinking has been
>>affected (or infected) with the anti-metaphysical bias of recent
>>Anglo-American philosophy. But I don't think it is just that. I think
>>rather that it connects to the above point about philosophology. You
>>have not allowed yourself to be constrained by other philosophers,
>>which has given you the benefit of more freedom and more originality.
>>But constraints also provide checks and balances, and without them, I
>>fear you've constructed a system on foundations that are not up to the
>>job of supporting it."
>>
>>"The foundations are okay, in fact they are rock-solid, but we never
>>got to discuss them," Bob replied.
>>
>>Interesting reading (the entire transcript notice as well as the article).
>>Ian
>
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