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Metaphysics is a restaurant where they give you a thirty thousand page menu, and no food
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"Metaphysics is a restaurant where they give you a thirty thousand page menu, and no food"

- Robert M. Pirsig

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This quote is a funny method of explaining the complexity of metaphysics. It suggests that metaphysics is a field of study that is so huge and complex that it is practically impossible to comprehend. The thirty thousand page menu is a metaphor for the frustrating quantity of information and theories that are associated with metaphysics. The absence of food is a metaphor for the absence of tangible results that come from studying metaphysics. The quote implies that although metaphysics is an interesting field of study, it is ultimately unfulfilling and unfulfilling. It is a tip that although understanding is very important, it is not constantly sufficient to bring about genuine change or concrete outcomes.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Robert M. Pirsig somewhere between September 6, 1928 and today. He/she was a famous Philosopher from USA. The author also have 12 other quotes.

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