Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

出版者:William Morrow Paperbacks

作者:Robert M. Pirsig

页数:448

出版时间:2008-9-30

价格:USD 16.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780061673733

具体描述

"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.

作者简介

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。

读后感

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用户评价

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 However, most ideas seems outdated - they are rooted in 1970s context, eg: reason-emotion duality.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!

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 However, most ideas seems outdated - they are rooted in 1970s context, eg: reason-emotion duality.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!

在phaedrus的时候，在chautauqua的时候，太偏执都会掉进心的陷阱，太努力追求quality时就失去了它，而当他和儿子相互敞开心扉时，问题都散去了。后面的论述让人头大，再想想怎么学英语

"And what is good, Phaedrus, And what is not good- Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?"

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 However, most ideas seems outdated - they are rooted in 1970s context, eg: reason-emotion duality.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!