Lila
by Robert M. Pirsig
Pirsig's sequel to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: a sailing trip and the Metaphysics of Quality worked out in full. Denser and less loved; serious readers find it the fuller statement.
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you want Pirsig's complete philosophy.
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you want the first book's narrative charm.
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Three things you will actually use
- Quality precedes subject and object.
- Static patterns preserve; dynamic quality advances.
- Morality has levels.
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Read the chapters on static and dynamic quality.
Our verdict
The Metaphysics of Quality.
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