Aerin's review of Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals
Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals by Robert M. Pirsig
I like Lila better than its prequel, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, which is saying quite a bit - Zen is one of my very favorite books.
In the decades between the books' publications, Pirsig's philosophy matured considerably; this book is simpler, more direct, and more eloquent than its predecessor.
"When he was young Phædrus used to think about cows and pigs and chickens and how they never knew that the nice farmer who provided food and shelter was doing so only so that he could sell them to be killed and eaten. They would "oink," or "cluck," and he would come with food, so they probably thought he was some sort of servant.
He also used to wonder if there was a higher farmer that did the same thing to people, a different kind of organism that they saw every day and thought of as beneficial, providing food and shelter and protection from ...more
In the decades between the books' publications, Pirsig's philosophy matured considerably; this book is simpler, more direct, and more eloquent than its predecessor.
"When he was young Phædrus used to think about cows and pigs and chickens and how they never knew that the nice farmer who provided food and shelter was doing so only so that he could sell them to be killed and eaten. They would "oink," or "cluck," and he would come with food, so they probably thought he was some sort of servant.
He also used to wonder if there was a higher farmer that did the same thing to people, a different kind of organism that they saw every day and thought of as beneficial, providing food and shelter and protection from ...more
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