kickerdad - , reviewed on 10/15/2017 + 123 more book reviews

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After being recommended âZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Valuesâ numerous times over the years, I finally picked up a copy this past March to add to my future reading stack. When author Robert Pirsig died less than a month later, I decided to move it up higher on my list.
I have been sitting for quite a bit of time this morning trying to figure out how to write this review. On the surface, âZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenanceâ is a easy to read, straight forward story about a father and son motorcycle trip across country in the â60's. Below the surface is a mesmerizing, dizzying, tantalizing journey into a dissection of scientific methodology, that approach for understanding our world we all earn in grade school, that is suggested leads to the degeneration of original thought and creativity. The trip traces âscientific thought' all the way back to its philosophical roots.
Highly recommended for those that believe logic and rational decision making provides âthe right answer'. Highly recommended for those that trust their gut when faced with a circumstance that requires response. Highly recommended for those that are concerned about the direction technology is taking society and how it is changing our world (hint: this concern isn't new). Yes, it can be a good read for the classic or the romantic thinker. I'm a mu thinker, I don't believe in âor.' Definitely going on my list of favorite books of all time. [5 of 5]

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