Robert M. Pirsig

Robert M. Pirsig was an American writer, philosopher, novelist and autobiographer (1928–2017). He was born at Minneapolis and died at South Berwick.

Also recorded as Robert Maynard Pirsig; Robert Pirsig.

Overview

Born at Minneapolis in 1928, died at South Berwick in 2017.

Catalogued works

5 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Lila: An Inquiry into Morals. Lila's Child. On Quality. Lila.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Introduction: Dewey, Pirsig, and the Primacy of Lived Experience, John Dewey, Robert Pirsig, and the Art of Living, 2006. John Dewey, Robert Pirsig, and the Art of Living, 2006. For Robert Pirsig, The English Journal, 1986. Dewey’s and Pirsig’s Aesthetics, John Dewey, Robert Pirsig, and the Art of Living, 2006. Dewey’s and Pirsig’s Metaphysics, John Dewey, Robert Pirsig, and the Art of Living, 2006.

In detail

Robert M. Pirsig studied at University of Chicago, University of Minnesota and Banaras Hindu University. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is literature and philosophy.

Employment is recorded with Montana State University.

Works named in the authority record are Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Lila: An Inquiry into Morals.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship.

Chronology

  1. 1928Robert M. Pirsig born at Minneapolis.
  2. 2017Robert M. Pirsig died at South Berwick.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Robert M. Pirsig”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q366575: Robert M. Pirsig

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