Book 50: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Mainte
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 @ 19:00
Librairie-café Les Recyclables: 53, rue de Carouge, Geneva
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig, 1974 English A philosophical novel, the first of Robert M. Pirsig's texts in which he explores his Metaphysics of Quality. The book describes, in first person, a 17-day journey on his motorcycle from Minnesota to California by the author and his son Chris, joined for the first nine days by close friends John and Sylvia Sutherland. The trip is punctuated by numerous philosophical discussions, referred to as Chautauquas by the author, on topics including epistemology, ethical emotivism and the philosophy of science.
Nominated by: MORIARTYJ
Presente: Andy
Commentator: Sean
Date: 20 Feb 2013
Time: 19:15 sharp
Format:
1. Members introduction (5 minutes)
2. Club statistics (2 minutes)
3. Introducing interesting books (5 minutes)
4. Brief introduction of next book (2 minutes)
5. Book presentation (20-30 minutes)
– A brief history of author’s life
– A short summary of the book
– Main/new ideas that the book brought to the society at the time that it was written
– What were the major implications/reactions at the time that it was written?
– What are the major implications on our daily lives (if any)?
6. Group discussion led by the commentator (45-60 minutes), member’s personal view about the book, opposing ideas.
At the end of the meeting, a group of us goes to a bar nearby for a drink, everyone is welcome to join.
Venue: Librairie-café Les Recyclables: 53, rue de Carouge, Genève
Tram 12/13 arrêt Pont d'Arve ou Augustin,
Bus 1/4/44 arrêt Pont d'Arve ou Plainpalais,
Parking vélo devant l'arcade,
Parking voiture sous le centre commercial Plainpalais-centre
Note: reading the book is not a "must" to attend the meeting!
Look forward to see you all!
To purchase the hard copy, you can send an email to Grégory in Librairie-café Les Recyclables: [email protected]
To participate in the on-going book selection process:www.mostinfluentialbooks.com
To join the club: http://www.glocals.com/groups/geneva/geneva-book-club.htm
To see the upcoming events:https://sites.google.com/site/genevabookclubgbc/event/2013
Nominated by: MORIARTYJ
Presente: Andy
Commentator: Sean
Date: 20 Feb 2013
Time: 19:15 sharp
Format:
1. Members introduction (5 minutes)
2. Club statistics (2 minutes)
3. Introducing interesting books (5 minutes)
4. Brief introduction of next book (2 minutes)
5. Book presentation (20-30 minutes)
– A brief history of author’s life
– A short summary of the book
– Main/new ideas that the book brought to the society at the time that it was written
– What were the major implications/reactions at the time that it was written?
– What are the major implications on our daily lives (if any)?
6. Group discussion led by the commentator (45-60 minutes), member’s personal view about the book, opposing ideas.
At the end of the meeting, a group of us goes to a bar nearby for a drink, everyone is welcome to join.
Venue: Librairie-café Les Recyclables: 53, rue de Carouge, Genève
Tram 12/13 arrêt Pont d'Arve ou Augustin,
Bus 1/4/44 arrêt Pont d'Arve ou Plainpalais,
Parking vélo devant l'arcade,
Parking voiture sous le centre commercial Plainpalais-centre
Note: reading the book is not a "must" to attend the meeting!
Look forward to see you all!
To purchase the hard copy, you can send an email to Grégory in Librairie-café Les Recyclables: [email protected]
To participate in the on-going book selection process:www.mostinfluentialbooks.com
To join the club: http://www.glocals.com/groups/geneva/geneva-book-club.htm
To see the upcoming events:https://sites.google.com/site/genevabookclubgbc/event/2013
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