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Purchasing a PDF file (i.e. the MOQ Textbook, the Pirsig PhD or 'Alchemy at the Chalkface')?  Please note there is usually a delay of a few hours between purchase and the time the PDFs are sent out as e-mail attachments.  The Pirsig Letters CD and video DVDs take longer as they are sent out from the UK by first class post or airmail.  If in the UK, expect a delivery time of about two to three days, if continental Europe, about a week, if outside Europe, two weeks.  (If you require a quicker delivery time, please e-mail me: anthonymcwatt(at sign)hotmail.com )

The MOQ DVD Boxset   The MOQ DVD Boxset containing the "On The Road with Robert Pirsig", "The MOQ at Oxford" and  the "On The Road with John Sutherland" DVDs. The set now comes with the McWatt-Pirsig Letters DVD as a bonus disc which also includes the Pirsig PhD and MOQ Textbook PDFs. The Boxset is for sale at $48/£28 for all regions.  (NTSC Versions for$48 including postage)   (PAL Versions for £28 including postage)

 

The Pirsig Letters PDF   A 180 page compilation of the correspondence between Dr Anthony McWatt and Robert Pirsig from 1993 to 1998. This gives a unique insight into the MOQ when the primary mode of written communication across the Atlantic was by airmail. Ironically, due to the relatively large size of the document, it needs to be posted out as a DVD!  This is a comment from one reader: I have been meaning to give you some feedback on the Pirsig Letters DVD. It is excellent. More food for thought, it has got me reading again: Zen in the Art of Achery and Buddism Plain and Simple; the latter is a real gem.   From: knoxleygreaves@msn.com Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 The Letters DVD is for sale for $16 (or £10 sterling): (payment by dollars) (or £10.00 - payment by sterling)

Alchemy at the Chalkface: Pirsig, Pedagogy and  the Metaphysics of Quality    by Alan McManus   I'm pleased to offer for sale a PDF version of a new PhD examining pedagogy (the Art of teaching!) through the prism of the MOQ by a teacher of over two decades standing: “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is indeed entertaining. For about the first five pages. After that it becomes engaging as it draws the reader into its complex argument. I recommend that Harvey and Green (and anyone else who decides to pronounce on Pirsig) actually read his work, especially his reflections on Aristotelian dialectic, rhetoric, arête and Hindu/Buddhist dharma... ‘In the last resort quality is a philosophical concept. […] Reaching the conclusion that we might all have different understanding of quality in higher education and that none of us is necessarily wrong or right does not mean, however, that we are absolved of the responsibility of maintaining and enhancing quality. It is merely the adoption of a pragmatic attitude.’ (Harvey & Green/1993/25) Pirsig provides a beneficial clarification to this ‘pragmatic’ attitude in education and industry which seeks to measure, maintain and enhance a vague and confused value... This thesis examines this body of evidence and argues for a benevolent reading of Pirsig’s Metaphysics of Quality.”  Dr McManus. The Alchemy at the Chalkface PDF is for sale for $16 (or £10 sterling): (payment by dollars) (or £10.00 - payment by sterling)

 

On The Road with Robert Pirsig DVD   This was the winner of the 2009 Wirral Film Festival - Documentary Section.  It is the second film of four in the authorized DVD series about Robert Pirsig's life and work.     It is truly a first class piece of work, deserving of a wide audience, which I hope it receives. Pirsig comes across as a truly enlightened being --- insightful, yet humble, unassuming, down to earth. [He's kept] center focus, as is right. The side-bar comments of others, the scenery, and the judiciously chosen music (at least per my taste) all enhance that focus. Splendid!   Professor Ron DiSanto, April 3rd 2009     This DVD is priced at $20/£12.99   (NTSC Version for $20) (PAL Version for £12)	On The Road with John Sutherland DVD   This DVD primarily features an interview with John Sutherland talking about how he got involved with Robert Pirsig and the piece of writing which was to become "Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance".  In 2010, Robert Pirsig said of the interview: "I think the John Sutherland interview, which we just looked at, will be a valuable part of the record. He has some opinions about me and 'Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' that will help fill things in."   In addition to John Sutherland's interview, there is also a candid philosophical discussion with Professor Ron DiSanto, the co-author of the "Guidebook to Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"; the definitive guide to Pirsig's first book.   This DVD is for sale at $20/£12.99    (payment by dollars) (payment by sterling)
The MOQ at Oxford DVD   This was the third DVD in the authorized series about Robert Pirsig's life and work.  It features him in the three films specially made for the last year's MOQ Study Day at Oxford University together with the lecture that David Buchanan presented on the day.  This is Pirsig's recent assessment of the compilation: "We  have just watched your film and think it’s exceptionally professional. No one else could have done it because they wouldn’t have known what to select and what to leave out the way you do.  I think it will have a long life.  There is no doubt about its Quality."   This DVD is priced at $25/£16 (payment with dollars) (payment by sterling)	"Arrive Without Travelling" DVD   This was the first ever DVD to feature Robert Pirsig on film.  Using professional quality footage and excerpts from Pirsig's own home movies, here you will find him in conversation with students of his work and in more informal moments filmed largely during his visit to Liverpool in 2005.    To purchase a copy of this DVD for $20 (or the sterling equivalent), please press either of the buttons above depending on what format (NTSC or PAL) you require.    This DVD is for sale at $20/£12.99    (NTSC Version for $20) (PAL Version for £12.99)
A Critical Analysis of Robert Pirsig’s  Metaphysics of Quality by Dr Anthony McWatt   The PDF version of the first ever PhD examining the MOQ remains available together with an  appendix containing correspondence from Robert Pirsig that specifically relates to the philosophical issues it examines. To purchase the PDF copy of the PhD by credit card or PayPal at £8 sterling (or the euro or US dollar equivalent) press the PayPal symbol below:	The MOQ Textbook  by Dr Anthony McWatt In addition to the PhD thesis, the original MOQ Textbook is still for sale. Its remit is wider than the PhD and therefore tends to cover many issues related to the MOQ not explored elsewhere. To purchase a complete PDF copy of the MOQ Textbook by credit card or PayPal at £6 sterling (or the euro or US dollar equivalent) press the PayPal symbol below:

 

 

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