[ExI] zmm: quest for the holy honda

Damien Broderick thespike at satx.rr.com
Mon Nov 12 20:25:34 UTC 2007


At 03:34 AM 11/12/2007 -0600, Max wrote:

>I read ZMM many years ago, so my memories are quite dusty.

Me too, not long after it came out in pb.

>I do recall that, although I quite enjoyed it,

More than I can say. I gritted my teeth and soldiered on. (In those 
days I tried to finish everything I'd started.)

>  it didn't excite me at all philosophically.

Indeed.

>I vaguely recall Pirsig being fascinated with Plato,
>whose thinking I have never found remotely appealing.

One of the key aspects of his approach that struck me as madly wrong-headed.

Apologies to the many devotees here. :)

Damien Broderick




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