"The real cycle you're working on is a cycle called 'yourself.'" One of the most important and influential books of the past half-century, Robert M. Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a powerful, moving, and penetrating examination of how we live and a meditation on how to live better. The narrative of a father on a summer motorcycle trip across America's Northwest with his young son, it becomes a profound personal and philosophical odyssey into life's fundamental questions. A true modern classic, it remains at once touching and transcendent, resonant with the myriad confusions of existence and the small, essential triumphs that propel us forward.
罗伯特•M.波西格(Robert M. Pirsig),1928年生于美国明尼苏达州双子城。15岁进入明尼苏达大学主修化学,后又学习哲学,之后在该校攻读传播学硕士;他曾到印度伯纳雷斯印度大学学习东方哲学,并担任修辞学教授。在追求真理的过程中,因为西方倡导的二元对立与二分法带来的分裂而困扰不已,因而一直试图寻找支离破碎的文化的整合之道,这些问题长久折磨着他并让他焦虑又烦躁。1961年他被诊断为偏执型精神分裂症和临床忧郁症,被多次送进医院。1963年起接受了多达28次的休克疗法,在此期间妻子与他离婚。后来他终于不再执着于自己的理论并且出院,转而开始潜心写作来表达自己的想法。1968年他与长子克里斯一起骑着摩托车从双子城出发,在中西部旷野、洛矶山区和西海岸从事心灵探险。他希望从狭窄而受限的自我解脱,于是才开始这场横跨美国大陆的万里长旅,一路经过复杂经验与反省思考,终于恢复了自我的完整。
本书出版后波西格一直过着隐居避世的生活,并与第二任妻子完成了横渡大西洋的轮渡之旅。
Robert M Pirsig :Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: an Inquiry into Values (1974) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is the self-told story of a middle-aged man and his son, Chris, who go on a motorcycling trip accompanied by an adul...
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评分修辞学教授罗伯特,经历了精神崩溃以后,踏上横穿美国的机车之旅,并终于找到了内心的平静。那使他精神崩溃的,是一种叫做“良质”(Quality)的东西。我们在观赏一幅画的时候,能够感受到其中的美感,在听一首音乐的时候,能够体会曲调的和谐,在赏析一篇文章的时候,能够品出其...
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This is highly philo but not overwhelming with excess esoteric terms. It's still an enjoyable read, with a mixture of philosophyical discussions and fictions. However, most ideas seems outdated - they are rooted in 1970s context, eg: reason-emotion duality. The main character's struggle to find his authentic voice is relatable and inspiring!
评分This is highly philo but not overwhelming with excess esoteric terms. It's still an enjoyable read, with a mixture of philosophyical discussions and fictions. However, most ideas seems outdated - they are rooted in 1970s context, eg: reason-emotion duality. The main character's struggle to find his authentic voice is relatable and inspiring!
评分嗯?好像旅行的部分比较好看
评分quality anxiety zen 买的还是毛边书,很喜欢!
评分涉及很多哲学的东西,虽然不能完全读懂,但是觉得还是不错的一本书。