[MD] [Bulk] Re: Humanism

[Khoo Hock Aun]

Arlo

I completely agree with what you said. The illusion of knowlegde is indeed
a faulty premise to build upon further knowledge, and no one is so
misgudied as those who think they are infallible in their understanding.  It
is not what one knows, but the apporach to understanding that matters.

Your students have a good teacher in you.

Rgds
Khoo Hock Aun

On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:28 PM, Arlo Bensinger <ajb102 at psu.edu> wrote:

> [DMB quotes Pirsig]
>
> "I'm very pleased to know that Dr. Anthony McWatt and David Buchanan will
> be speaking at Oxford. They are the two foremost philosophers today on the
> Metaphysics of Quality and its implications for the guidance of humanity.
> General public understanding of this metaphysical system is still in its
> infancy and they deserve the careful, open-minded attention that early
> proponents of any idea need." (Robert Pirsig, October 2009)
>
> [Arlo]
> Its good to hear that as recently as last year Pirsig was supporting your
> work and giving you the credit you deserve for your efforts. Largely, I'm
> sorry a lot of your effort and time is wasted here.
>
> I continue to think a large part of the problem is that people do not want
> disagree with Pirsig, they want to twist Pirsig into agreeing with them. I
> suspect it has a lot to with the need for validation, and I suspect that a
> large part of the animosity you face is simply jealousy. One thing I
> constantly tell students I work is to never be afraid to disagree, but
> ensure your disagreement stands of solid reasoning. And the only way to form
> this foundation is by actually understanding what the author meant in the
> first place. In other words, to form disagreement with Pirsig one should be
> clear about what Pirsig has said. And I think its the efforts of you, Ant,
> Horse and Dan that continues to keep (or tries to keep) that on path (and
> David Granger, of course, whose book I recommend to anyone with a serious
> interest in Pirsig's philosophy).
>
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