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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This book is a fantastic philosophical read, from start to finish. It combines both scientific and artistic schools of thought and is explained deeply in a way that makes sense to the reader, while also presenting a physical narrative of a journey and the relationship between the narrator and his son. Pirsig's unification of technological and spiritual ways of thought speaks to me and appears important, particularly for someone in the field of IT as I am. The narrative is brilliantly framed in the reality of his 1968 motorcycle trip, and the recurring idea of heights (with Pirsig discussing going "up" or "down" in the hierarchy of ideas he means to discuss; with the ups and downs of the motorcycle trip itself; with the The appendices feature a correspondence between Pirsig and his editor, James Landis, where one of Landis' memos notes that George Steiner, a brilliant academic and literary critic, hailed the book as a "very major work;" Landis states that it would come as one of the most important books of their time in the early 70s. I cannot help but agree and solidly recommend this to any who wish to gain a broader spiritual and philosophical perspective that applies not only to technology but to the act of living itself.
One is tempted to call the book a psychomelodrama, for Pirsig's intentions are as extravagant as his themes. The attempt to triumph over madness, suicide, death in the self, of his son, for our world, by means of the patient exploration of ideas and emotions is certainly an extravagant ambition. That he succeeds in finding a plausible catharsis through such an enterprise seems to me sufficient reward for the author's perseverance, and ample testimony to his honesty and courage. Whatever it's true philosophical worth, it is intellectual entertainment of the highest order. Pertenece a las series editorialesFischer Taschenbuch (2020) InspiradoTiene como guía/complementario de referencia aTiene como estudio aTiene como guía de estudio aListas de sobresalientes
Fedro emprende un viaje en moto. Mientras recorren las carreteras de Estados Unidos, el arte del mantenimiento de la motocicleta pasa a ser una bella metáfora de cómo conjugar el frío y racional mundo tecnológico y el cálido e imaginativo mundo del arte. Como en el Zen, se trata de concentrarse, observar y apreciar los detalles, hasta llegar a fundirse con la propia actividad, ya sea ésta una caminata por el bosque, escribir un ensayo o tensar la cadena de una motocicleta. El viaje, entendido como el anhelo de recorrer diferentes lugares del mundo pero también como una travesía interior, sirve a Pirsig para guiarnos en las cuestiones filosóficas del arte y la técnica, el valor y la utilidad, la dialéctica y la retórica, guiado por los guiños de la carretera. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The duality of both technical thinking and artistic thinking continues to exist in our world - and I do believe that they can harmonize. It brings to mind the way Steve Jobs synthesized these approaches in the computer world. ( )