The Robert Pirsig Association

Engaging with the Life and Works of Robert M.  Pirsig

Call to Celebrate

A range of 2024 activities has been proposed to mark the 50th Anniversary of the publication of Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (ZMM, 1974).

News

First Milestone of #ZMM50th

First Milestone of #ZMM50th

Hi folks, notice that the first timetabled event of #ZMM50th is the publication tomorrow, Tuesday 13th Feb, of the 50th Anniversary Edition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, complete with new foreword by Matthew Crawford. Click to order direct from HarperCollins. So far as we know, only the “Trade Paperback” is immediately...

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RPA & #ZMM50th – First News of 2024

RPA & #ZMM50th – First News of 2024

As we approach the end of January 2024 we have a general news update for RPA members. We had a surge in new subscribers immediately following the new year, bringing our total to 108 members. We welcome new members and wish everyone a happy 2024. The #ZMM50th Commemorative Ride: Most interest expressed so far has been from bikers keen to take part...

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RPA Speakers Bureau

RPA Speakers Bureau

We are pleased to announce creation of the Robert Pirsig Association’s Speaker Bureau. This is a prime time to book a speaker to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance in 2024. Photo: Mark Richardson outside Robert Pirsig’s Otis Ave home in St. Paul, MN. Canadian journalist and author of Zen and...

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About

Robert M. Pirsig (6 Sept 1928 – 24 Apr 2017) was most famously the author of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – an Inquiry into Values” (ZMM, 1974) – generally considered the best-selling philosophy book of all time – a best seller that still sells today. He also wrote a follow-up work “Lila – an Inquiry into Morals” (Lila, 1991) in which he elaborated his “Metaphysics of Quality” (MoQ).

The Robert Pirsig Association (RPA) exists to support the promotion of, and engagement in, the life, literary and philosophical works of Robert Pirsig and their Quality relation to wider schools of thought and action, applicable to life, the universe and everything, including the academy itself.

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