内容简介
Oneofthemostimportantandinfluentialbooksofthepasthalf-century,RobertM.Pirsig'sZenandtheArtofMotorcycleMaintenanceisapowerful,moving,andpenetratingexaminationofhowweliveandameditationonhowtolivebetter.ThenarrativeofafatheronasummermotorcycletripacrossAmerica'sNorthwestwithhisyoungson,itbecomesaprofoundpersonalandphilosophicalodysseyintolife'sfundamentalquestions.Atruemodernclassic,itremainsatoncetouchingandtranscendent,resonantwiththemyriadconfusionsofexistenceandthesmall,essentialtriumphsthatpropelusforward.
作者简介
RobertM.Pirsigwasbornin1928inMinneapolis,Minnesota.Hestudiedchemistryandphilosophy(B.A.,1950)andjournalism(M.A.,1958)attheUniversityofMinnesota,pursuedgraduateworkinphilosophyattheUniversityofChicago,andattendedBenaresHinduUniversityinIndia,wherehestudiedOrientalphilosophy.Heisalsotheauthorofasequeltothisbook,Lila.