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Robert M. Pirsig

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in Minneapolis, MN, The United States

September 06, 1928

Died

April 24, 2017

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Philosophy, Spirituality

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Robert Maynard Pirsig was 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 Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 221,619 ratings — published 1974 — 229 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals (Phaedrus, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 6,782 ratings — published 1991 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	50 Spiritual Classics by Tom Butler-Bowdon (Goodreads Author), Richard Poe (Narrator), Muhammad Asad (Contributor) 3.99 avg rating — 391 ratings — published 2005 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Quality: An Inquiry into Excellence: Selected and Unpublished Writings by Robert M. Pirsig, Wendy K. Pirsig 3.57 avg rating — 127 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coffee with Plato by Donald R. Moor, Robert M. Pirsig (Foreword by) 3.58 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lila's Child: An Inquiry into Quality by Robert M. Pirsig, Dan Glover (Compilation) 3.64 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Devil Can Ride: The World's Best Motorcycle Writing by Lee Klancher (Goodreads Author), Jack Lewis (Goodreads Author), Kevin Cameron (Contributor) 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance and Siddhartha 2 Books Collection Set by Robert M. Pirsig, Hermann Hesse 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thiền và nghệ thuật bảo dưỡng xe máy : một khảo sát triết học về giá trị by Robert M. Pirsig, Thái An (Narrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	PISA 2000 als Herausforderung. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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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.”
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

tags: atheism, god, religion

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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

tags: inspirational

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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, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

tags: inspirational, truth, zen

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Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

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Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

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Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

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Cosmos by Carl Sagan

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Animal Farm by George Orwell

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Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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