[MD] Dissertation re/Pirisig and Postmodernity

[Horse]

I've been reading this the last few days - interesting stuff.
Ant makes a well deserved appearance too, so well done Ant :)

Cheers

Horse

On 23/06/2015 05:01, Dan Glover wrote:
> I agree! Cool stuff. Thanks, Arlo!
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> On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 1:20 PM, david <dmbuchanan at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> What a fantastic find, Arlo. Thanks.
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>>> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 11:28:04 -0400
>>> From: ajb102 at psu.edu
>>> To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>>> Subject: [MD] Dissertation re/Pirisig and Postmodernity
>>>
>>> Hi All (Ant in particular),
>>>
>>> First off, apologies if this has been shared before. It didn't come up when I did a keyword search of my email archives, so...
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>>> Below is a link to a dissertation, Nina Michaela von Dahlern (2012) at the University of Hamburg, "The Ethical Foundations of Postmodernity – Communicative Reality and Relative Individuals in Theory and North American Literature".
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>>> Beginning (primarily) on page 140 ("Deconstructing Traditional Values: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – An Inquiry into Values") and continuing through at least page 240 (including "The Creation of a New Ethics: Lila – An Inquiry into Morals") is some interesting discussion on Pirsig.
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>>> Ant, please note (if you had not already known) that your dissertation (and 'Intro' web article) is cited. :-).
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>>> http://ediss.sub.uni-hamburg.de/volltexte/2012/5740/pdf/Dissertation.pdf
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>>> I've only had a chance to glance this so far, but wanted to share for anyone interested in Pirsig's ideas within the academy.
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>>> Arlo
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