Philosophy Talk: "Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" @ 50

Are we all just squirrels trying to get a nut?

Join Professor Steven Barbone of SDSU’s Philosophy Department for a 50th anniversary discussion of  Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig, NYT philosophical bestseller and one of the most influential books of the past half century.

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A summer motorcycle trip across the American West undertaken by a father and his son, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions of how to live. Can a parent’s ferocious love for their child counter the everyday confusions of existence? Might the care for a technological object like a motorcycle lead to clarity? And when is a motorcycle not a motorcycle?

Dr. Barbone is a scholar of modern philosophy and of Einstein's favorite philosopher, Baruch Spinoza. His books include the popular philosophy books: Just the Arguments: 100 of the Most Important Arguments in Western Philosophy and Bad Arguments: 100 of the Most Important Fallacies in Western Philosophy. He is the current chair of the Philosophy Department at SDSU.

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