Pirsig Interviewed by Baggini

[Note – Local copies of linked articles re-instated.] Julian Baggini, editor of TPM – “The Philosopher Magazine” and goto philosopher of British media, has interviewed Robert Pirsig about his Metaphysics of Quality (MoQ), via e-mail rather than face-to-face, and placed the entire transcript [local copy] as well as his own article “Zen and the Art of … Continue reading “Pirsig Interviewed by Baggini”

Consciousness and Pirsig

Following a search hit I find a source that links many of mine …. Pirsig and VUB/Heilighen, (Einstein Meets Magritte) with Josephson (explaining the paranormal with open minded science) with Dennett, Searle and Chalmers (PoM / Consciousness) in the Journal of Consciousness Studies. A paper in the 1995 JCS reviewing the 1995 Einstein Meets Magritte … Continue reading “Consciousness and Pirsig”

Updated Pirsig Timeline

I have had the pleasure and benefit of corresponding with Robert Pirsig in recent months, and as a result have been able to make and publish a significant update to my Robert Pirsig Biographical Timeline. See my Pirsig Project Pages for the significance of Robert Pirsig, author of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” … Continue reading “Updated Pirsig Timeline”

More Pirsig, Adler, Hutchins links

Great Books, here at WindsOfChange. WindsOfChange. motto “Liberty. Discovery. Humanity. Victory.” is a communal blog headed up by Joe Katzman in Toronto. In this interview he points out how 9/11 spurred him into blogging action. “I was already maintaining a resource site focused on the Internet and business. Then 9/11 hit, and the in-depth geopolitical, … Continue reading “More Pirsig, Adler, Hutchins links”

Updated Pages of Pirsig Artcles

Pages updated here include the various newspaper cuttings from St.Paul, Minnesota, which now include Pirsig’s denunciation as a bigot following a book review by Pirsig in the New York Times. Read it and see what you think. I ain’t saying nuffink. (I’ve also updated links between the related articles, including the Cruising Blues piece and … Continue reading “Updated Pages of Pirsig Artcles”

Update Pirsig Pages Links

Just updated my Pirsig Pages and links to pages of Pirsig Photos and of Montana State College, Bozeman, in order to better incorporate links to the excellent photo collection on Henry Gurr’s site and the Gary Wegner’s wonderful ZMM Route Map and Photos from his own 1978 trip. I think I’ve just made a commitment … Continue reading “Update Pirsig Pages Links”