Hi Sara and Pirsig readers.<br>This small "club"
is such an relaxing place compared to the bedlam of
the Lila Squad and I should beware of introducing any
controversial matter, but Pirsig's Quality Metaphysics is
revolution. Most revolutions brings one 180 degree, but this
has so great momentum that it carries one full
circle. Nothing has changed but everything has. May I use
(our common) Colin Wilson as an point of departure.
<br><br>Yes, his "Outsider" ....!! This was in way back (1959)
and the - then young - Bo was deeply hooked. My early
admiration for CW was as an philosopher, but his stories
were great too because his ideas were never far off. I
won't say one negative thing about him (still buy
whatever he writes)it was only that with Pisig something
even bigger hit. You (all) know that Pirsig in his
Quality Metaphysics (QM) rejects the so-called
SubjectObject Metaphysics (SOM) but Wilson never made THAT step
(even if he hovers on the brink) and keeps up the
mind/matter division (which is SOM's main off-shoot). Of late
he has delved into UFOs, abduction, cattle
mutilations and in his last book "Alien Dawn" he comes close
to the QM again, but at 70 and aspiring to be a
metaphysical innovator you don't give credit to other
thinkers. Like this old hand who seldom enters any
dialogue, but merely lectures :-). <br><br>This piece is to
be continued in which I hope to return to the
"end-of-the-world-idea" in a quality perspective ..for the benefit of
Diana who found it intriguing. <br>Bo