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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance comes to mind immediately. It works on several levels and is very accessible as a result. If you wanted to stray from
by stinkytaco 4y ago
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance comes to mind immediately. It works on several levels and is very accessible as a result. If you wanted to stray from the spirit of GEB into narrative prose, there are a number of books I could recommend, especially in science fiction.
- Workaccount2 4y agoZMM is a great philosophy intro book. It's captivating and will get you in that "deep thinking mode" while never getting too overly dense. The actual core philosophy is a bit meh, but it really doesn't matter since the book is loaded with general good insight. +1
- phist_mcgee 4y agoI liked the book, but didn't like Pirsig in it. I felt sorry for him for sure, but i'm not sure I could understand him and his reasoning for things.