Interview with Philosopher Robert Pirsig, 2000s - Archive Film 1064135

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Robert Pirsig Interview extract, dated 6th July 2005. The Metaphysics of Quality. American writer, philosopher and author of the 1974 work Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values. Psychotherapist Karen Whiteside asks the questions.
' Zen sounds so mysterious because ultimately any explanation you give of dynamic quality is going to be static the moment it's out of your mouth. '

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