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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values is a book by Robert M. Pirsig first published in 1974. It is a work of fictionalized autobiography and the first of Pirsig's texts in which he discusses his concept of Quality. [2] The title is an apparent play on the title of the 1948 book Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen ...
Robert Maynard Pirsig (/ ˈ p ɜːr s ɪ ɡ /; September 6, 1928 – April 24, 2017) was an American writer and philosopher.He is the author of the philosophical books Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) and Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991), and he co-authored On Quality: An Inquiry Into Excellence: Selected and Unpublished Writings (2022) along with his ...
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) ISBN 0-06-095832-4; Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991) ISBN 0-553-29961-1; Guidebook to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by R. DiSanto and T. J. Steele (1990) ISBN 0-688-06069-2 "Lila's Child: An Inquiry into Quality (2002) OCLC 59259846
Phaedrus, a dialogue of Plato; Phaedrus (play), a 3rd-century BCE comedic play by Alexis (poet) Phaedrus, a character in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; A work by Cy Twombly; Phaedrus, Johnathan, a character in the Reckoners novels by Brandon Sanderson.
Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991) is the second philosophical novel by Robert M. Pirsig, who is best known for Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Lila: An Inquiry into Morals was a nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992. [1]
Can't shed any light on the real source of inspiration, but a quick amazon search indicates that only 'zen the art of falling in love', 'zen in the art of archery' and 'zen in the art of flower arranging' actualy appear to pre-date the publication of z&taomm, although 'falling in love' is the only one with 'and the art' as opposed to 'in the ...
Throughout his book, Pirsig refers to his old self—the one before electroshock destroyed his personality—as Phædrus, to indicate this complete break of self.It is fair to say that the above adaptation presents Phædrus' view; Pirsig differs.
Favorably reviewed by outlets including The Wall Street Journal and compared to the 1974 Robert Pirsig book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, the memoir was shortlisted for the 2022 British Sports Book Awards in the cycling category. [11] He has been supported by PEN America and selected by Tin House for their Winter Workshop ...