Zen Final Flashcards
Chapter 1
If you’re on a motorcycle you’re in the scene, in the car watching the scene. Sylvia said look like they’re watching tv., in chapter 26 its like a funeral
Chapter 2
Misdiagnosis based on assumption. (Assumed it had gas but it didn’t/never figured out tap); also found in chapter 26. Fixing motorcycle made presumed diagnosis. In motorcycle there was a noise caused by tappets which the mechanic worked on with a presumed diagnosis. only a small pin issue. VALUE RIGIDITY IN CHAPTER 27
Chapter 3
Both are ghosts intellectual/spiritual(Gravity/Tom White Bear)
Chapter 4
preparation (list of stuff which allows him to prepare for trip). makes packing easier
Chapter 5
Rob and John underlined conflict over their vision of reality {goes into romantic and classic} (John won’t let him motorcycle with shim because its a beer can)
Chapter 6
Defining Classic and Romantic (represents underlying form)
Chapter 7
process of discrimination/what we select
Chapter 8
(School at Bozeman), Eleanor roosevelt is a radical who was never to speak at the college , john B society ( radicals teaching at university; phaedrus radical speaker) Conversation brought up by plane crash that killed Governor head of John b. society in Montana
Chapter 9
2 types of knowledge. Induction (specific to general) and Deduction (general to specific)
Chapter 10
Phaedrus attends university at 15. His problem is perpetual hypothesis (never ending)
Chapter 11
recurring theme about lateral thinking. Who and why he answers someone else. David Hume ; can’t prove a cause. Gumption helps obtain state of mind. In Critique of pure reason Emanuel Kant , brought forth a priori.
Chapter 12
Super truth: ?
Chapter 13
Phaedrus called Church of Reason his college. (for every student that failed the college would be charged $8,000)
Chapter 14
(directions for putting together barbecue grill; only one way to go about it) You need peace of mind to put it together
Chapter 15
Quality is introduced for 1st time. ( Sarah hopes he’s teaching quality to his students)
Chapter 16 pt 1
students lacking creativity.
Chapter 17
Teaching his writing students techniques of writing an essay: outlines,sources,footnotes
Chapter 18
“ a thing exists if a world without it can’t function normally” school of realism. If you subtracts quality the 1st causality is fine arts. A lateral drift between Persig and Chris
Chapter 19
Horns of the Bull : the bull represents a dilemma. A dilemma is where you have two choices. You should say MU. You can throw sand in the eyes of the bull or you can sing it to sleep. Phaedrus suggests it might be a false dilemma; refuse to enter the arena.
Chapter 20
we all have a doppleganger: the exact replica opposite. Absolute Mind by Hegel: almost the same as Phaedrus’ Quality is the source of everything
Chapter 22
Theory of Relativity shattered the infallibility of math and science
Chapter 25
Break barrier of dualistic thought. Inner Peace of Mind has no direct relationship to the external world, helps us deal with things that go wrong. If we have bad maintenance we won;t have enough gumption.
Chapter 16 pt 2
they think phaedrus is holding back on their grades)
Chapter 24
Pulcari points out a subliminal choice must be made. We make when we’re bombarded with data. Analogy to train, leading edge of train assigns value to things through pre-intellectual awareness
Chapter 26
Gumption: ethnic Origin is Scottish. Fills with theos which is root of enthusiasm. The psychomotor trap that is the most frustrating gumption trap is Inadequate Tools.
Chapter 27
Hangups are internal traps. Setbacks are external traps. The most widespread internal value trap is Value Rigidity: used in the example of the South Indian Monkey tribe. Failure to reevaluate. Example of working on the motorcycle is when he made premature diagnosis about the gas reserve.
Bertrand Russel
knowledge by acquaintance/description (p.1-3). One part of speech that is universal: VERBS.
Ruben Abel
Basis of knowledge : acquaintance/description. Immediate awareness of raw feelings is knowledge by acquaintance.
