Terug Terug

On Quality An Inquiry into Excellence: Unpublished and Selected Writings

Name: On Quality
Author: Pirsig, Robert M.

Auteur: Pirsig, Robert M.

Taal: Engels

Afbeeldingen

Artikel vergelijken

Vergelijk met andere artikelen

Bekijk nu

Uitgever: HarperCollins

Auteur: Pirsig, Robert M. Pirsig, Wendy K.

Engels
Hardcover
9780063084643
26 april 2022
192 pagina's

Alle productspecificaties

Samenvatting

From the author of the multi-million-copy-selling classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, an original collection of Robert Pirsig’s writings on the central theme of his thought—“quality”—featuring never-before-seen selections from his unpublished works. “The ultimate goal in the pursuit of excellence is enlightenment.” Robert M. Pirsig wrote this unpublished line in 1962 while a patient at Downey Veteran Administration Hospital in Illinois, where he was admitted as a psychiatric patient. More than a decade before the release of the book that would make him famous, Pirsig had already caught hold of the central theme that would animate Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: Quality, a concept loosely likened to “excellence,” “rightness,” or “fitness” that Pirsig saw as kindred to the Buddhist ideas of “Dharma” or the “Tao.” As he later wrote in Zen, “Quality is Buddha.” Though he was hounded by fans who considered him a guru, the famously private Pirsig only published two books and consented to few interviews and almost no public appearances in later decades. Yet he wrote and thought almost continually, refining his “Metaphysics of Quality” until his death in 2017. Now for the first time, readers will be granted access to five decades of Pirsig’s personal writings in this posthumous collection that illuminates his thinking to an unprecedented degree. Skillfully edited and introduced by Wendy Pirsig, Robert’s wife of over forty years, the collection includes previously unpublished texts, speeches, letters, interviews, and private notes (including from Pirsig’s time in the mental hospital), as well as key excerpts from Zen and the Art of the Motorcycle Maintenance and his second book, Lila. Since its publication in 1974, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance has established itself as a modern classic of popular philosophy; selling millions of copies and transforming a generation, while serving as a perennial touchstone for the generations that follow. On Quality is a remarkable addition to the literary and philosophical canon, from one of the most influential thinkers and writers of our time.

Productspecificaties

Inhoud

Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 26 april 2022
Aantal pagina's: 192
Illustraties: Nee

Betrokkenen

Hoofdauteur: Pirsig, Robert M.
Tweede Auteur: Pirsig, Wendy K.
Hoofdredacteur: Wendy K. Pirsig
Hoofduitgeverij: HarperCollins

Overige kenmerken

Editie: 1
Product breedte: 140 mm
Product hoogte: 17 mm
Product lengte: 210 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 141 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 23 mm
Verpakking lengte: 212 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 572 g

EAN

EAN: 9780063084643

Je vindt dit artikel in

Categorieën: Wetenschap & Natuur

Religie, Spiritualiteit & Filosofie

Poëzie, Bloemlezingen & Letterkunde

Psychologie

Literaire bloemlezingen

Filosofie

Biologie

Esthetiek

Ethiek

Filosofische tradities

Metafysica

Dieren

Ecologie

Evolutie

Oosterse filosofie

Boeken
Taal: Engels
Boek, ebook of luisterboek?: Boek
Studieboek of algemeen: Algemene boeken
Beschikbaarheid: Leverbaar

Reviews

Nog geen reviews

Hoe controleren en plaatsen wij reviews? Hoe controleren en plaatsen wij reviews?

Negatief, positief, neutraal: we zetten een review altijd online. We controleren wel eerst of ’ie voldoet aan onze reviewvoorwaarden en niet nep is. We controleren ook of ’ie is geschreven door iemand die het artikel heeft gekocht via bol.com en zetten dit er dan bij. De controles gebeuren automatisch, al kijken er soms mensen mee. Bol.com betaalt niet voor reviews. Als een reviewer door een andere partij is vergoed, staat dit in de review zelf.