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This question is what Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is all about - that quality is objective. I know PG is familiar with that book, which is why I f
by dvh1990 5y ago
This question is what Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is all about - that quality is objective. I know PG is familiar with that book, which is why I find it odd that there's no mention of it in this essay.
- Rastonbury 5y agoI find it odd that anyone who has read that book would write such an essay. He'd be aware that there is whole branch of philosophy dedicated aesthetics/quality and didn't touch on any of that either. Maybe cuz it was derived from a talk he gave and it had to be calibrated for a certain audience (definitely not philosophy students)
- ler0ix 5y agoMy thought as well. He seems to be delving into the metaphysics of quality.
- trwhite 5y agoI was just about to comment this. It seems as though PG is saying taste (much like quality) is a perceptual experience[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirsig%27s_Metaphysics_of_Quality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirsig%27s_Metaphysics_of_Qual...