Robert M. Pirsig
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| + | '''Robert Maynard Pirsig''' (September 6, 1928 – April 24, 2017) was an American writer and [[List of American philosophers|philosopher]], and the author of the philosophical novels ''[[Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance|Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values]]'' (1974) and ''[[Lila: An Inquiry into Morals]]'' (1991). | ||
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| + | * [[Gumption trap]] | ||
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Robert Maynard Pirsig (September 6, 1928 – April 24, 2017) was an American writer and philosopher, and the author of the philosophical novels Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) and Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991).
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