Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Pirsig's philosophical novel follows a motorcycle journey across America while exploring the concept of Quality and the division between classical and romantic understanding. Through personal narrative and philosophical inquiry, it examines technology, values, rationality, and the search for meaning. The work bridges Eastern and Western philosophy.
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