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April 07, 2006
Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals
Stuart lent me Pirsig's other book, Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals. Not sure what to make of it. In this one Pirsig expounds on his Metaphysics of Quality, setting up Dynamic Quality as that from which everything else flows.
On one hand, the atmosphere of the book reminds me of those thoughts you have at 4 am, thoughts that seem visionary insights when they show up in the insomniac consciousness. Later in the day the thoughts you esteemed so well early in the morning turn out embarrassing. I had the impression throughout that Pirsig was grasping at straws.
On the other hand, this book is a novel, not a treatise. So what's Pirsig telling us? Maybe it'll come to me at 4 am.
Posted by Mark at April 7, 2006 10:58 PM
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