"Pirsig thinks there’s a 'genetic defect' within Reason that keeps driving us to do what is “reasonable” even when it’s no longer good."
This sentence nails the issue of reason. Thinking that behaving rationally is also to behave in the best possible way is a disproved theory as far as I am concerned. Game theory, experience, and history say otherwise.
"Pirsig thinks there’s a 'genetic defect' within Reason that keeps driving us to do what is “reasonable” even when it’s no longer good."
This sentence nails the issue of reason. Thinking that behaving rationally is also to behave in the best possible way is a disproved theory as far as I am concerned. Game theory, experience, and history say otherwise.