Robert M. Pirsig






Robert M. Pirsig

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born
September 06, 1928

gender
male

place of birth
Minneapolis, MN, The United States

genre
Literature & Fiction


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Robert Maynard Pirsig (born September 6, 1928, Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American writer and philosopher, mainly known as the author of the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974), which has sold millions of copies around the world.

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle... Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
by Robert M. Pirsig
avg rating 3.64 — 11,908 ratings — published 1974
67 editions
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Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals
by Robert M. Pirsig
avg rating 3.52 — 780 ratings — published 1991
17 editions
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Zen og kunsten å vedlikeholde... Zen og kunsten å vedlikeholde en motorsykkel: En undersøkelse av verdier
by Robert M. Pirsig
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1997
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Pirsig on Minnesota Pleading,... Pirsig on Minnesota Pleading, 1998 Cumulative Supplement
by Robert M. Pirsig
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1998
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"The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away, I'm looking for the truth," and so it goes away. Puzzling."
Robert M. Pirsig
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"The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there."
Robert M. Pirsig (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values)
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"When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called a Religion."
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