What, Why & How do we Know ?
Gibson Burrell & Gareth Morgan’s “Sociological Paradigms and Organizational Analysis” was one of the textbooks during my masters degree back in 1988 / 91. It was one that I actually read and used significant parts of in my thesis but, as with Peters & Waterman’s “In Search of Excellence”, I didn’t pick-up the references to … Continue reading “Burrell & Morgan and Pirsig”
Being sold on e-Bay, Nancy Pirsig’s motorcycle jacket. This leather jacket belongs to the ex-wife of author Robert Pirsig (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance), whose married name was Nancy Pirsig. She is selling it because she doesn’t need it, since she now lives in a warm climate and no longer rides a motorcycle. … Continue reading “Pirsig Memorabilia”
Thanks to Rogelio Casado (Brazilian blogger) for the link to this 2005 Pirsig / ZMM article including a link back to my Timeline. Rogelio’s post is here. Thanks to BabelFish for an attempt at English translation from the Portugese.
Robert M Pirsig (6 Sept 1928 – 24 Apr 2017) Author and creator of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” (ZMM-1974) “Lila – an Enquiry into Morals” (Lila-1991) The Metaphysics of Quality (MoQ – Timeless) Click Here for Latest Pirsig News Click for #ZMM50th Introduction [Introduction] [Timeline] [News] [More] [Links] [Top] [Blog] Since 2002, … Continue reading “Psybertron’s Pirsig Pages”
I’ve been sitting on some overdue additions to my Pirsig timeline since the Guardian interview in November 2006 had Pirsig freely discussing much new information in public. However I was alerted by Mark Richardson to a significant error – the subject of an inconsistency I had originally queried with Pirsig – concerning the dates of the moves … Continue reading “New Pirsig Biographical Detail”
Mark Germine posted a link on MoQ-Discuss to his paper “The Holographic Principle Theory of Mind” on the Dynamical Psychology philosophy journal site edited by Ben Goertzel. (I have Ben linked in my side-bar blogroll). Mark’s summary is The Holographic Principle holds the information in any region of space and time exists on the surface … Continue reading “Quantum Consciousness, Whitehead and Pirsig”
Another interview promoting the re-publishing of Lila, pointed out by Ant and linked by Horse. Actually a very sympathetic interview of the man by Tim Adams who recalls reading Zen and the Art at the age of 14. Lots of anecdotal recalls of biographical (and very personal) events behind the two books, including some worth … Continue reading “Pirsig Guardian Interview”
Ant tipped us off that Robert Pirsig had been interviewed for The Times to coincide with the re-release of Lila in the UK, and the upcoming publication of David Granger’s book “Dewey, Pirsig and the Art of Living“. Here is the Times Online article by John Freeman. Excellent optimistic interview “”I think this philosophy could … Continue reading “Positively Pirsig”