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Not sure if it is a coincidence you mentioning both technology and motorcycles in the same post. "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" is basically a book

by suls 7y ago

Not sure if it is a coincidence you mentioning both technology and motorcycles in the same post. "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" is basically a book about exactly this (and much more of course). You might find something in there as well ..

mikelyons 7y ago
This book came with great reviews and still managed to exceed my expectations.
- rabidrat 7y ago
  On the downside though, one of the main characters is murdered in the epilogue for no reason. A most unsatisfying denouement.
  - mikelyons 7y ago
    I must have missed this part!
    - kragen 7y ago
      Chris hadn't been murdered yet when the first edition of the book came out.
  - dwcnnnghm 7y ago
    I'm not sure if you mean that the murder was mentioned without reason or if Chris was the victim of a murder without reason. I think it's a bit unclear in the writing style (at least it was to me) that the book is a real story, about a real experience: and so it was terribly sad but (IMO) necessary to mention. Pirsig wrote about an important journey he took with his son and closed it with a mention of the end of Chris' life [0]. To anyone reading this thread, I also recommend Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals [1] by the same author. It's set some time after Zen, as the author struggles with the exact topic of the OP (the fame of the book and the challenges against his "Metaphysics of Quality" [2] that he introduces in Zen). He expands on the idea a bit more and goes into some unclear details from Zen. I thought it was an excellent book, maybe even better than the first. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_M._Pirsig#Personal_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_M._Pirsig#Personal_life [1] https://www.amazon.com/Lila-Inquiry-Robert-M-Pirsig/dp/0553299611 https://www.amazon.com/Lila-Inquiry-Robert-M-Pirsig/dp/05532... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirsig%27s_Metaphysics_of_Quality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirsig%27s_Metaphysics_of_Qual...

by suls 7y ago

mikelyons 7y ago

This book came with great reviews and still managed to exceed my expectations.

rabidrat 7y ago
On the downside though, one of the main characters is murdered in the epilogue for no reason. A most unsatisfying denouement.
- mikelyons 7y ago
  I must have missed this part!
  - kragen 7y ago
    Chris hadn't been murdered yet when the first edition of the book came out.
- dwcnnnghm 7y ago
  I'm not sure if you mean that the murder was mentioned without reason or if Chris was the victim of a murder without reason. I think it's a bit unclear in the writing style (at least it was to me) that the book is a real story, about a real experience: and so it was terribly sad but (IMO) necessary to mention. Pirsig wrote about an important journey he took with his son and closed it with a mention of the end of Chris' life [0]. To anyone reading this thread, I also recommend Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals [1] by the same author. It's set some time after Zen, as the author struggles with the exact topic of the OP (the fame of the book and the challenges against his "Metaphysics of Quality" [2] that he introduces in Zen). He expands on the idea a bit more and goes into some unclear details from Zen. I thought it was an excellent book, maybe even better than the first. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_M._Pirsig#Personal_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_M._Pirsig#Personal_life [1] https://www.amazon.com/Lila-Inquiry-Robert-M-Pirsig/dp/0553299611 https://www.amazon.com/Lila-Inquiry-Robert-M-Pirsig/dp/05532... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirsig%27s_Metaphysics_of_Quality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirsig%27s_Metaphysics_of_Qual...