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Cargando... Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (1974 original; edición 2006)por Robert M. Pirsig (Autor)
Información de la obraZen y el arte del mantenimiento de la motocicleta por Robert M. Pirsig (Author) (1974)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. The title doesn't do it any justice. I highly recommend it, it's not an easy read, but it's a smooth one, a pleasant journey filled with plenty of philosophical revelations. ( ) This book is not only a journey and an exploration of values but it as well is a father-son story. My father gave me this book and in our relationship I find parallels in the narrators struggle to connect with his son, and in the end how much his son "carries him". It took me two and a half years to finish but I am glad that I embarked on this philosophical / literary journey. An enjoyable relaxing read that gently questions, among other things, disengagement from technology, unreflective lifestyles and ruminating on other peoples' motivations. This is home-spun, rather than academically rigorous, personal philosophy by a writer who seems quietly self-satisfied but eager to instruct those around him. Not very convincing, but big in the 70s among some co-workers who were motorcycle riders. I appreciated the first half of the book more than the second. I liked the autobiographical elements interspersed with philosophical asides there. The second half, however, is bogged down by aimless ranting about quality which I scanned more than anything else, I didn't find the philosophizing on the meaning of quality interesting at all. I'm not sure I would recommend this one to anybody because you can find better introductions to philosophy elsewhere. I'm also sure there are better road trip stories out there as well. Although I'm not mad I read it, so there's that. An interesting peek inside the way philosophers and deep thinkers think, all told through the narrator's deep personal retelling. Although the premise of the motorcycle trip linked the deeper philosophic passages together, I thought it was a bit too wordy and unnecessary. Digging deeper, most fascinating to me was how the narrator's sense of genius was in direct conflict with both academia and his own mental health - two factors that caused the destruction of "Phaedrus." 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.
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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