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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot;Sanskrit&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Sanskrit&quot; title=&quot;Sanskrit&quot;&gt;Sanskrit&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot; reality &amp;quot; to &amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Reality&quot; title=&quot;Reality&quot;&gt;reality&lt;/a&gt; &amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot;theory&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Theory&quot; title=&quot;Theory&quot;&gt;theory&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>Bacchus: Created page with &quot;'''The Metaphysics of Quality''' is a theory of reality introduced in Robert Pirsig's philosophical novel, ''Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'' and expanded in '. The MoQ incorporates facets of Sophism, East Asian philosophy, pragmatism, the work of F. S. C. Northrop, and American indian philosophy. Pirsig argues that the MoQ is a better lens through which to view reality than the subjective/objective mindset that Pirsig attributes to Aristotle...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Metaphysics of Quality&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a theory of reality introduced in Robert Pirsig&amp;#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Philosophical&quot; class=&quot;mw-redirect&quot; title=&quot;Philosophical&quot;&gt;philosophical&lt;/a&gt; novel, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and expanded in &amp;#039;. The MoQ incorporates facets of &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Sophism&quot; title=&quot;Sophism&quot;&gt;Sophism&lt;/a&gt;, East Asian philosophy, &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Pragmatism&quot; title=&quot;Pragmatism&quot;&gt;pragmatism&lt;/a&gt;, the work of F. S. C. Northrop, and American indian &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Philosophy&quot; title=&quot;Philosophy&quot;&gt;philosophy&lt;/a&gt;. Pirsig argues that the MoQ is a better lens through which to view reality than the subjective/objective mindset that Pirsig attributes to Aristotle...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''The Metaphysics of Quality''' is a theory of reality introduced in Robert Pirsig's [[philosophical]] novel, ''Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'' and expanded in '. The MoQ incorporates facets of [[Sophism]], East Asian philosophy, [[pragmatism]], the work of F. S. C. Northrop, and American indian [[philosophy]]. Pirsig argues that the MoQ is a better lens through which to view reality than the subjective/objective mindset that Pirsig attributes to [[Aristotle]]. The book ''Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'' references the Sanskrit doctrine of Tat Tvam Asi or &amp;quot;Thou art that&amp;quot; which asserts an existential [[monism]] as opposed to the subject-object [[dualism]].&lt;br /&gt;
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