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Was there a US university philosophy class in the 70s and 80s that didn't include reading this book? Maybe outside the US, as well. Someone said about it that i
by sizzzzlerz 10y ago
Was there a US university philosophy class in the 70s and 80s that didn't include reading this book? Maybe outside the US, as well. Someone said about it that it was as much about riding and fixing motorcycles as Moby Dick was about whaling. Much like the book, I'm not sure I totally understand that but you can't deny its importance.
- nickbauman 10y agoIt's a book about technology in general and our qualitative relationship to the things we make, really.
- chubot 10y agoEh, that's doesn't really cover it either. I've always told me friends that it's about Western philosophy and mental illness. Those two subjects are covered just as much as Zen and Motorcycle maintenance. The parts about your relationship to the machine will definitely resonate with engineers, but that's not all it's about. I guess that is why it is a great book -- there's something for everyone and it can be read in multiple ways.
- sswaner 10y agoNot in my Philosphy Department (1989-1992). "That book may have brought you here, but we will focus on the original Phaedrus, followed by Descartes, Kant and Wittgenstein." I have read ZMM many times, it is on the short list of books that have had a profound influence on me. But in college I read a different set of philosophers.
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- soufron 10y agoI don't think it's very influent outside of the US.
- michaelhoney 10y agoI don't think I've ever seen the word "influent" before, sans "ial", but I like it very much.