[MD] An Introduction to Robert Pirsig's Metaphysics of Quality

[MarshaV]

Greetings All,

I did read Ant's Textbook, "An Introduction to Robert Pirsig's 
Metaphysics of Quality" over the weekend, and it is excellent.  I had 
put off reading it because I had read his PhD thesis twice, and 
didn't expect there would be much new information, but there 
was...  A thrill for me was a very large chapter covering the MOQ and 
Eastern Philosphy: Tao and Zen Buddhism, and a section on my favorite 
Eastern philosopher, Nagarjuna.  Chapter Three was devoted totally to 
Subject-Object Metaphysics.  In Chapter Six, titled 'Quality & 
Alienation', there is a very interesting section devoted to 
Capitalism.  If you haven't read Ant's textbook, I highly recommend 
that you do.  Many topics that keep MD posters spinning endlessly are 
directly addressed with included RMP quotes from letters sent to 
Ant.  All of it very interesting!!!


Marsha












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The self is a thought-flow of ever-changing, interrelated and 
interconnected, inorganic, biological, social and intellectual, 
static patterns of value responding to Dynamic Quality.

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