Mike,
I personally would love to see what passages you
think valuable from ZAMM re:XMCA. It's been a very
long time since I've read that book (since 11th grade!).
I know Pirsig's notions of quality have stuck with me
and informed my dealings. I'd like to see your thoughts
on it all.
As you write about the Greek notion of time,
I can't help but think of Benjamin's Angel of History.
I've been sitting here trying to think if it is a comforting
thought that we are all (perhaps) moving through time
with our backs the the future and the past piling up
in front like a nightmarish car wreak. Perhaps the only
comfort is that we are not standing there alone.
best,
D S Hendler
University of Texas, Austin
Like many people engaged in violence,
they're sentimental
-Mamet
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Its amazing you should mention Benjamin's description of
Angelus Novus! In an article called "Remembering the future"
where I first wrote about prolepsis, I invoke precisely that
image of our relationship to time and experience. It is the
same as Edelman's idea of "the remembered present" which
was well understood by psychologists at the turn of the
century, but seems to have been forgotten.
I'll put together some clips from Zen/Moto. Perhaps you might
do the same? It would be interesting to see what different
noticings are.
mike