Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Study Guide

Newton said 'we're going to presume there's such a thing as instantaneous change, and see if we can find ways of determining what it is in various applications'.

Analytic reason and dialectic reason are both forms of classical reasoning.

The avalanche of memories reveals Phaedrus breaking out from within and starting to remember the building and people from when he was the host.

<p>No one knows what quality means, but it exists in practice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The first phase was the nonmetaphysical phase, and the second phase was the metaphysical one.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>I agree with Phaedrus' philosophy about school structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Withholding grades is meant to shift focus from earning grades to gaining knowledge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chris's expression is descent, his face is flushed, and he appears exhausted.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ego climbing involves personal achievement and recognition, while selfless climbing is about the experience and appreciation of the journey.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>For Chris, every step is an effort, both physically and spiritually, because he imagines his goal to be external and distant.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Esthetics is the idea that quality should be subordinated to any point of view.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A peppermint bonbon symbolizes the aesthetic that is entitled to enjoyment without genuine appreciation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The first wave of crystallization is the phase where quality is defined, leading to the disintegration of the field of esthetics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Huxley's world seeks to rationalize everything but ultimately lacks genuine quality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Squareness hinder our ability to perceive quality before it is intellectually defined.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The second wave of crystallization is the metaphysical one.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A dilemma is short for 'two premises' in Greek.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The word quality has evolved from having a defined meaning in ancient times to a vague concept today.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The narrator leaves the path of Phaedrus because he has a 'bad feeling about it'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Quality is the parent and source of all intellectually identifiable things.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The narrator breaks down reality into subjective (mental) and objective (physical), with further subdivisions of quality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Quality, God, and good are interconnected, opposing the idea that science is value-free.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Phaedrus assimilated and differed from others, taking unique directions based on slight distinctions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Poincare explains that the crisis in science foundations stemmed from long-sought axioms and the search for Euclid's fifth postulate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Poincare demonstrates that there isn't one true way of measuring concepts like space and time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The subliminal self corresponds to preintellectual awareness, selecting solutions based on beauty and elegance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chris asks his dad what he should be when he grows up.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In the corridor, Chris, his brother, and mother see the narrator, and the sarcophagus represents the death of his old self, Phaedrus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chris wants to tell his mom about the trip and the mountains they climbed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Your mind can get mentally stuck, accompanied by physical stiffness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Romantic reality is the cutting edge of experience and understanding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A subliminal quality discrimination refers to an innate ability to discern quality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A morning provides an opportunity to address problems caused by traditional reasoning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tat Tvam Asi is the moment of pure quality where subject and object are identical.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Zen Buddhists advocate 'just sitting' to transcend the dualistic consciousness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enthusiasm in Greek means 'filled with theos', which refers to God or Quality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gumption involves active engagement and awareness in tackling challenges.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Setbacks occur when nearing completion and require revisiting previous steps after resting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The haunting aspect lies in the inability to escape its meaning, as it involves an unresolved connection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ego helps in self-evaluation, but egoism can isolate you from quality reality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Boredom signifies an absence of quality engagement and low gumption.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Impatience arises from underestimating time and can lead to frustration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In Dayville, the narrator and Chris simply rest.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Yes, you can see things without actually seeing them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It causes suffering which steals away our inner peace.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>You are a passive observer and everything is just moving by you in a frame.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The narrator is in a car, while Sylvia rides a motorcycle, which makes her feel more in touch with nature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It symbolizes taking a risky path that intuition led him to.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because his life philosophy is different and he views things from a unique perspective.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By living up to social standards.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A negative change that is going to occur.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The narrator looks like he has seen a ghost; he realizes he has been in a similar situation before.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People believe what they hear; if they think about something, it exists in their mind.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Our inner demons or mental illness; they teach us to look at life differently.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It helps you stay organized and remember everything you need.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Humans develop attachments to machines which are unique to them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allows you to see everything without putting a border on your sight.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It shows the darkness that can occur during your journey.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>So he can teach John the maintenance and how to fix it himself.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By showing how a simple can of beer could fix John's motorcycle problem.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The world as you see it now is reality, regardless of scientific explanations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Yes, because mental illness is genetic and exists beneath the surface.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He enters in fog and appears as an intimation of a figure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because the basic ideas for the Chautauqua were taken from him.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>No, but a robotic role could be helpful to bring order out of chaos.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was used to split the whole world into parts of his own choosing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is used for the process of discrimination and division of the conscious universe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Each grain of sand is different, and we can separate them based on similarities and differences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Yes, part is inseparable from the whole.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>His ghost is rationality appearing as incoherence and meaninglessness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He had an IQ of 170, was systematic, and very isolated.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A photograph shows a static image, while a mirror shows a dynamic image.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He experiences a dream-like state after drinking too much.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It leads him to create a pyramid of concepts, showing the process of structuring knowledge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Components are structures produced by causes; functions are complex interrelations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>John talks about a governor's list of professors to fire; the governor dies in a plane crash.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They involve a series of inductive and deductive inferences forming a scientific method.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inductive starts with specific observations; deductive starts with general knowledge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They include problem statement, hypotheses, experiments, predicted results, observed results, and conclusions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A car with a trailer nearly collides with them but swerves in time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It discusses eliminating people from certain categories; Phaedrus remembers it to rid himself of his ghost.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nature provides the hypotheses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It states there are infinite rational hypotheses for phenomena.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Einstein believes a single superior construction proves itself at any given moment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The past creates the fundamentals for understanding the future.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He pursues lateral truths as opposed to the frontal truths of science.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He sat in his hotel room thinking for two weeks before returning to study philosophy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It compares all knowledge to a hierarchical structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It leads the narrator to take paths already traveled by Phaedrus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Both processes build upon each other to construct hierarchies of thought against primitive conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He aims to save scientific empiricism from its own self-devouring logic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hume's ideas prompted Kant to write one of the greatest philosophical treatises.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An aspect of reality not supplied immediately by the senses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are essential for a satisfying understanding of how we know things.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She prefers to be regarded as a person rather than an object.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He found that doctrinal differences among religions are less significant than in other religions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a teaching college with no time for research or creativity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bozeman is a town in Montana where several characters are present.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are old friends of Phaedrus who converted their home into a gallery.</p> Signup and view all the answers