Summary:
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The '''Metaphysics of Quality''' (MOQ) is a [[theory]] of [[reality]] introduced in [[Robert M. Pirsig|Robert Pirsig]]'s [[philosophy|philosophical]] [[novel]], ''[[Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance]]'' (1974) and expanded in ''[[Lila: An Inquiry into Morals]]'' (1991). The MOQ incorporates facets of [[East Asian philosophy]], [[Pragmatism]], the work of [[F. S. C. Northrop]], and Indigenous American philosophy. Pirsig argues that the MOQ is a better lens through which to view reality than the traditional [[dualism|dualistic]] [[subject (philosophy)|subjective]]/[[object (philosophy)|objective]] mindset found in the West.
== See also ==
* [[Charles Sanders Peirce]]
* [[Platonism]], [[Plato]]
* [[Pragmatism]]
* [[Taoism]], [[Tao]]
* [[William James]]
* [[Energy quality]]
* [[Flow (psychology)]]
* [[C. S. Lewis]] (esp. [[The Abolition of Man]])
* [[John Dewey]]
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The '''Metaphysics of Quality''' (MOQ) is a [[theory]] of [[reality]] introduced in [[Robert M. Pirsig|Robert Pirsig]]'s [[philosophy|philosophical]] [[novel]], ''[[Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance]]'' (1974) and expanded in ''[[Lila: An Inquiry into Morals]]'' (1991). The MOQ incorporates facets of [[East Asian philosophy]], [[Pragmatism]], the work of [[F. S. C. Northrop]], and Indigenous American philosophy. Pirsig argues that the MOQ is a better lens through which to view reality than the traditional [[dualism|dualistic]] [[subject (philosophy)|subjective]]/[[object (philosophy)|objective]] mindset found in the West.
== See also ==
* [[Charles Sanders Peirce]]
* [[Platonism]], [[Plato]]
* [[Pragmatism]]
* [[Taoism]], [[Tao]]
* [[William James]]
* [[Energy quality]]
* [[Flow (psychology)]]
* [[C. S. Lewis]] (esp. [[The Abolition of Man]])
* [[John Dewey]]
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