The past exists only in our memories, the future only in our plans. The present is our only reality. - Robert M. Pirsig

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Engraved portrait of Robert M. Pirsig, facing right

The past exists only in our memories, the future only in our plans. The present is our only reality.

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About Robert M. Pirsig

Robert Maynard Pirsig (6 September 1928 – 24 April 2017) was an American philosopher and novelist, most famous for his novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance in which he proposed what has become known as his Metaphysics of Quality (MoQ).

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Ian Glendinning, en:User:IanGlendinning (CC BY)

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Alternative Names: Robert Maynard Pirsig Robert Pirsig

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If I hold my head to the left and look down at the handle grips and front wheel and map carrier and gas tank I get one pattern of sense data. If I move my head to the right I get another slightly different pattern of sense data. The two views are different. The angles of the planes and curves of the metal are different. The sunlight strikes them differently. If there's no logical basis for substance then there's no logical basis for concluding that what's produced these two views is the same motorcycle.

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