And Among The Ferns, Are Seen Tiny White Flowers.

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A Close Up Of Flowers Seen On A Plant, Quite Similar To The Irish Shamrock.

… A shamrock is a type of clover, used as a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, one of Ireland's patron saints, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity..The name shamrock comes from Irish seamróg ([ˈʃamˠɾˠoːɡ]), which is the diminutive of the Irish word seamair and simply means "young clover"
… Click Here For Wikipedia & Photos> .

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A Seed Sprouted On a Dead Log Long Ago, “And Secretly Pursues" Its Quality Track, Thus Making The Best Of It.
…And As The Log Rotted-Out From Underneath, Naturally The Small Tree’s Roots Reached Longer And Longer Until They Reached Into the Ground.
…Now This Tree Shines In the Sunlight For All the World To See! TRUE TENACITY!

The ZMM Narrator Says =>
…“Or if he takes whatever dull job he’s stuck with—and they are all, sooner or later, dull—and, just to keep himself amused, starts to look for options of Quality, and secretly pursues these options, just for their own sake, thus making an art out of what he is doing, he’s likely to discover that he becomes a much more interesting person …. ”

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Typical Coastal Foggy-Drizzle Conditions.

…“It’s begun to rain a little. Not so much we have to stop though. Just the faint beginnings of a drizzle. .. The road leads out of the tall forests now and into open grey skies. ” (Cont. Next)

Somewhere at the end of the Giant Redwoods Forest, Six Miles East of Crescent City, CA. Narrator stated that they were in coastal redwood forests as they crossed the border into California. Above he says “The road leads out of the tall forests now, …. ” meaning they leave the Simpson Reed Grove, Giant Redwoods State Park!!
…Again notice how Author Robert Pirsig nicely avoids specifically mentioning this place. which he would call "artificial and tourist-dominated".
…We already know his reaction, for example, from Yellowstone National Park and/or Crater Lake National Park. He dislikes these parks because, to his mind, they are too artificial and hence not Quality. We will see more examples of this ahead.
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Dull Signs and Dull Aristotle.

…After Leaving the Simpson Reed Redwood Grove, It Iis Six Miles To Crescent City, CA.

… “Along the road are many billboards. Schenley’s in warm-painted colors goes on forever, but one gets the feeling that Irma’s gives tired, mediocre permanents because of the way the paint is cracking on her sign. .. I have since read Aristotle again, looking for the massive evil that appears in the fragments from Phædrus, but have not found it there. What I find in Aristotle is mainly a quite dull collection of generalizations many of which seem impossible to justify in the light of modern knowledge, …. ” (Cont. Next)

Entrance to Crescent City, CA. Note: Tired, faded, dry, cracked paint, Metaphoric Bridge Connection corresponds to “Aristotle is mainly a quite dull collection of generalizations … + desiccated …. dualistic reason …. “.
…I have also tried to read much Aristotle, and can only agree with the Narrator. The reading was so dull that I would always fall asleep, no matter how awake at start or how hard I tried to focus my attention.

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…The drive from the Simpson Reed Redwood Grove to Crescent City was six miles. On the way. I looked for faded signs to photograph, but mostly I did not find any signs at all. The /\ Above /\ Photo is the best I could find for a “faded sign”.
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The Death of Sarpedon. Fashioned by Euxitheos and Painted by Euphronios. 515 BC Ceramic, 46cm high. Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. (Scan Credit: MyStudio.com)

…[Aristotle’s writings] “ …. whose organization appears extremely poor, and …. seems primitive in the way old Greek pottery in the museums seems primitive. I’m sure if I knew a lot more about it I would see a lot more and not find it primitive at all. But without knowing all that …. “(Cont.Next)

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Many more ancient art photos at Photo courtesy of http://www.mystudios.com/
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On the Way Into Town, This Is the Best Example Of A Faded Sign I Could Find.

…“ …. I can’t see that it [Aristotle] lives up either to the raves of the Great Books group or the rages of Phædrus. I certainly don’t see Aristotle’s works as a major source of either positive or negative values. But the raves of the Great Books group are well known and published. Phædrus’ rages aren’t, and it becomes part of my obligation to dwell on these.” (Cont. Next)

Entrance to Crescent City, CA. Note: Tired, faded, dry, cracked paint, Metaphoric Bridge Connection corresponds to Aristotle’s “desiccated …. dualistic reason.“
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Aristotle’s Dualistic Reason Is No Doubt Taught Here.

…The Humanities and Social Sciences Classroom Building At The University of South Carolina Aiken.

…The Narrator next covers, in two pages, Phaedrus’s objections to Aristotle. He finishes this portion of the Chautauqua with following sentences =>
...“[Phaedtus] …. saw [Aristotle]as a prototype for the many millions of self-satisfied and truly ignorant teachers throughout history who have smugly and callously killed the creative spirit of their students with this dumb ritual of analysis, this blind, rote, eternal naming of things. Walk into any of a hundred thousand classrooms today and hear the teachers divide and subdivide and interrelate and establish "principles" and study "methods" and what you will hear is the ghost of Aristotle speaking down through the centuries—the desiccating lifeless voice of dualistic reason.“ (Cont. Next)

Photo At Classroom Building, University of South Carolina at Aiken, Aiken, SC. I can assure you that the Narrator is exactly correct about his “teachers divide and subdivide and interrelate and establish "principles" and study "methods".
…Aristotle was, no doubt, the one that started it all. Of course, this classification system seems to be what works well for sciences.
…However, it is applied all too often in areas where inappropriate, destructive, and to the exclusion of other workable methods. This is also true for "principles" and study "methods". These concerns are discussed extensively various places in ZMM.
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The University of Chicago’s Hospital Is Discerned Beyond The Grungy Windows.

…Phaedrus’s University of Chicago Classroom. Possibility Number One.

… “The sessions on Aristotle were round an enormous wooden round table in a dreary room across the street from a hospital, where the late-afternoon sun from over the hospital roof hardly penetrated the window dirt and polluted city air beyond. Wan and pale and depressing. ” (U. Chicago Cont. Next)

Cobb Hall, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. As near as I could determine, from the Campus Layout, Cobb Hall is best choice as The University of Chicago building “across the street from a hospital.”
…Also, Mr. Pirsig in a letter to me stated that Cobb Lecture Hall is Phaedrus’s Classroom Building.
…I walked the hallways of Cobb and found that none of the classrooms now have round tables. They have evidently been replaced by rectangular tables formed into a larger open square as you see here and in my other photos of Cobb Lecture Hall.
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A Large Round Table With Somewhat of a Crack In It.

“During the middle of the hour he noticed that this enormous table had a huge crack that ran right across it near the middle. It looked as though it had been there for years, but that no one had thought to repair it. Too busy, no doubt, with more important things. At the end of the hour he finally asked, "May questions about Aristotle’s rhetoric be asked?"
…"If you have read the material," he was told. He noticed in the eye of the Professor of Philosophy the same set he had seen the first day of registration. He took warning from it that he had better read the material very thoroughly, and did so.” (Cont. Next)

Cobb Hall, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. I was not able to find any round tables in Cobb Lecture Hall, Phaedrus’s Classroom Building.
…However, I did find this /\ Above /\ Photo, and four other examples of huge round tables in the neighboring Social Science Research Building.
…In the above table, you must look closely to see the crack in the reflected green illumination. However, as you can see, this table’s crack is not as bad as that described by the Narrator.
…As viewed by the Narrator (and Phaedrus), the “huge crack“ symbolizes (Metaphoric Bridge Connection) serious problems in the system of Aristotle, AND corresponding serious problems in the way philosophy was being taught at U. Chicago.
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Dangerous Traffic Hazards, Made Worse By Rain, Require Careful Attention.

…This, Metaphoric Bridge Connection, Corresponds To What Phaedrus Had To Do At The University of Chicago.

…“The rain comes down more heavily now and we stop to snap on the face mask to the helmet. Then we go again at moderate speed. I watch for chuckholes, sand and grease slicks.” (U. Chicago Cont. Next)

East edge of Crescent City, CA. In rain especially, The Narrator must watch for very real road hazards.
…Similarly, Metaphoric Bridge Connection, these echo/symbolize the very real hazards Phaedrus must watch for at The University of Chicago!
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Phaedrus’s Classroom Building. A View of Cobb Hall From The Plaza In Front of the University of Chicago Medical Center.

…This Medical Center Is Probably What The Narrator Called “The Hospital”.

…“The next week Phædrus had read the material and was prepared to take apart the statement that rhetoric is an art because it can be reduced to a rational system of order. By this criterion General Motors produced pure art, whereas Picasso did not. If there were deeper meanings to Aristotle than met the eye this would be as good a place as any to make them visible. . But the question never got raised. Phædrus put up his hand to do so, caught a microsecond flash of malice from the teacher’s eye, but then another student said, almost as an interruption, "I think there are some very dubious statements here. ..
…That was all he got out. … ” (U. Chicago Cont. Next)

Hospital Entrance Plaza, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
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A Closer View of Cobb Lecture Hall, Phaedrus' Classroom Building. Photo Taken From U. Chicago Hospital Entrance Plaza.

[Another student had just raised an objection.] “ [That was all he got out.]
…"Sir, we are not here to learn what you think!" hissed the Professor of Philosophy. Like acid. "We are here to learn what Aristotle thinks!" Straight in the face. "When we wish to learn what you think we will assign a course in the subject!"
…Silence. The student is stunned. So is everyone else. .. But the Professor of Philosophy is not done. He points his finger at the student and demands, "According to Aristotle: What are the three kinds of particular rhetoric according to subject matter discussed?" .. More silence. The student doesn’t know. "Then you haven’t read it, have you?" ” (U. Chicago Cont. Next)

Hospital Entrance Plaza, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

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An Even Closer View of Cobb Lecture Hall, Phaedrus’ Classroom Building. Photo Taken From U. Chicago Hospital Entrance Plaza.

...“And now, with a gleam that indicates he has intended this all along, the Professor of Philosophy swings his finger around and points it at Phædrus.
…"You, sir, what are the three kinds of particular rhetoric according to subject matter discussed?" .. But Phædrus is prepared. "Forensic, deliberative and epideictic," he answers calmly. .. "What are the epideictic techniques?" .. "The technique of identifying likenesses, the technique of praise, that of encomium and that of amplification." .. "Yaaas—" says the Professor of Philosophy slowly. Then all is silent. . The other students looked shocked. They wonder what has happened. Only Phædrus knows, and perhaps the Professor of Philosophy. An innocent student has caught blows intended for him. [i.e. Phaedrus.] ” (U. Chicago Cont. Next)

Hospital Entrance Plaza, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

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A Much, Much Closer View of Cobb Hall, Phaedrus’ Classroom Building. Photo Taken From U. Chicago Hospital Entrance Plaza.

…“Now everyone’s face becomes carefully composed in defense against more of this sort of questioning. The Professor of Philosophy has made a mistake. He’s wasted his disciplinary authority on an innocent student while Phædrus, the guilty one, the hostile one, is still at large. And getting larger and larger. Since he has asked no questions there is now no way to cut him down. And now that he sees how the questions will be answered he’s certainly not about to ask them.” (U. Chicago. Cont. Nnext)

Hospital Entrance Plaza, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

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Cobb Hall Front Door Entrance Lobby.

… A View Straight Up Showing the Stair Landings for the Four Levels Above the First Floor.

…“The innocent student stares down at the table, face red, hands shrouding his eyes. His shame becomes Phædrus’ anger. In all his classes he never once talked to a student like that. So that’s how they teach classics at the University of Chicago. Phædrus knows the Professor of Philosophy now. But the Professor of Philosophy doesn’t know Phædrus.” (Cont. Next)

Cobb Hall, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
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Under Gloomy Grey Cloudy Skys, A Google Street View Nicely Shows A Clutter Of Buildings And The ZMM Narrator’s “Sign-Strewn Road”

… It Was Cold “Grey Rainy Skies. When The ZMM Narrator & Chris Experiences This Depressing View, Which Is Typical of Most USA Towns and Cities.

…“The grey rainy skies and sign-strewn road descend to Crescent City, California, …. ” (Cont. Next)

1130 US-101 Highway, Northeast entrance to Crescent City, CA. The Narrator’s “view” of this town, literally, emotionally, and figuratively, is colored, and compounded, by his recall of Phaedrus’ very negative feelings concerning =>
…a) His physical surroundings in Gloomy Chicago,
…b) His very negative views on the teaching method he experienced at the University of Chicago. AND
…c) This is made worse by the Narrator’s remembering of => Phaedrus’ IN-tolerant, huge, negative reaction to the topic of Aristotle...
…d) AND this is made doubly worse by his memories of the brutal treatment of the “The innocent student,” by the University of Chicago Philosophy Professor.
…e) AND an added cause to the ZMM Narrator’s gloom, is the shock of hitting this messy Crescent City road environment ( /\ Above /\ Photo), a mere 12 miles after traveling thru the pristine forest ever since the Orgon-California border, and most especially The Redwood Forest, Simpson Reed Grove, Jedediah Smith State Park.

Except For Some Occasional, Very Cold, Coastal Fog (And Occasional Cold, Grey Skies), My Experience While I Was In California, Was Good Warm Summer Weather. This Is Quite Contrary To The Narrator & Chris’s Experience Along The California Coast.
…Although my forthcoming photos will show the changes from sunny warm skies to cold “grey rainy skies.” these photos do not often show the Narrator’s “grey rainy skies.“ This is because I was able to photograph ONLY A FEW scenes that “fit” the Narrator’s gloomy, foggy, rainy scenes.

….Contrary to my experience, the Narrator’s cold, rainy, bad weather, is indeed common along the coastal areas of California. … Cool coastal fog typically forms over the relatively cool Pacific Ocean. … And when this cool coastal fog moves inland, often extending for 20-40 miles, the land is cold, and under the fog there are grey rainy skies“ and no warmth from the sun.

Without The Cold Coastal Ocean Chilled Fog, The California Coast Can Be Very Pleasant, Similar To The Interior Of California, Where The Norm Is Sunshine All Day Every Day, In The Semi-Arid Landscapes.
…. Sometimes during these coastal fog conditions 20-40 miles inland. And on an otherwise sunny day, the penetrating heat from sun, will lift the fog well up off the ground. This condition is then experienced as overcast grey skies, and may be why the ZMM Narrator reports “grey rainy skies“, as they ride into Crescent City.

While Driving The California Coast FURTHER SOUTH, I DID Experience The Full Range Of Above Mentioned Fog Conditions, To Varying Degrees.
… …Pay attention, and in my forthcoming photos you will see this range of fog conditions .AND see what the ZMM Narrator & Chris likely experienced, in the always changing conditions of this “Cold, Grey Coastal California Fog”.

….New Topic: Back In 2002 As I Drove Into Crescent City, CA , I did my best to get a good photo of an awful “sign-strewn road,“ but didn’t much find “scenes” as bad as the Narrator suggests. Perhaps Crescent City back then had cleaned things up a bit.
…Lacking any photos of my own, In /\ Above /\ Photo is the best I could do for an awful “sign-strewn road“.

…NEXT PHOTO includes instructions how to Google Street View “DRIVE” the streets to the Pacific Ocean.
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After All The ZMM Narrator’s Stated Anticipation ….. Finally ….. the Pacific Ocean! There It IS !!

“ …. grey and cold and wet, and Chris and I look and see the water, the ocean, in the distance beyond piers and grey buildings. I remember this was our great goal all these days.
…[Later on down the highway.] We enter a restaurant with a fancy red carpet and fancy menus with extremely high prices. We are the only people here. We eat silently, pay and are on the road again, south now, cold and misty.” (Cont. Next)

First view of the Pacific Ocean, Battery Point, Crescent City, CA. The /\ Above /\ Photo was taken at an elevation of no more than ~20 feet, but here and later beach photos my GPS reads around 30 feet. Evidently, my GPS (at least in this area) reads elevation higher by this amount. Many other places I have given additional elevation data (as was available), so you the reader, can judge the comparative accuracy of my GPS elevation numbers. And I have decided to always report my GPS readings as given by my Handheld GPS Receiver, and thus allow the reader to decide how and when to use my elevation data.

How To Google Street View “DRIVE” The Streets To The Pacific Ocean.
…The PREVIOUS Photo, Showed A Google Street View Of => A Clutter Of Buildings And The ZMM Narrator’s “Sign-Strewn Road” … This GSV was at 1130 US-101 Highway, Crescent City, CA.
…The Instructions below, will guide your GSV “Drive” to Battery Point, where it will show the Lighthouse on an offshore island.

INSTRUCTIONS =>
After Google Street View (GSV) Comes Up, Then => Click the Google Street View Image, WHERE you want the “VIEW” To go. => Thus You Can Successively Click-Click-Click & “GSV Drive” Along The Street You See On Your Computer Screen. You Can Even Click-On A Side Street, To “GSV Drive” Along That Side Street !! (If Available.) …To “Jump Ahead” The Greatest Distance, Click On The Road The Furthest Distance Away. …. At any time you can Click-On The Plus&Minus To Zoom …. AND You can “ClickDrag” the Image On Screen in any direction, for a better view.
…You SHOULD click at lower left to expand the Strip Map. The Yellow PegMan on this Strip Map, will show what direction you are going and your progress,

TO GSV “DRIVE” TO PACIFIC OCEAN AT BATTERY POINT =>
…1) “GSV Drive” Click-Click-Click along US-101, and watch your position in the Strip Map at screen bottom, until you reach Front Street.
…2) At Front Street, ClickOn this street to right, and GSV will make a right turn to the Southwest.
…3) Click-Click-Click along Front Street until you reach its END at street named Lighthouse Way.
…4) At Lighthouse Way, ClickOn this street to left, and GSV will make a left turn to the Southeast.
…5) Click-Click-Click along Lighthouse Way until you go by a house and big bushes at right. Here Lighthouse Way turns slightly to left. Follow this which will turn slightly right at some marked parking places. Go by these until you can not get any closer to the Pacific Ocean.
…6) “ClickDrag” the Image On Screen so at right you can see the Lighthouse on an island.
…7) At this point => You can further explore what is here by => Click-On The Plus&Minus To Zoom …. AND You can “ClickDrag” the Image On Screen in any direction, for a better view.
Right Click Here, Select New Tab, And See Google Street View (GSV) For 1130 US-101 Highway, Crescent City, CA.. AFTER this GSV comes up, follow above instructions.
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