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Course Description

Since its publication in 1974, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (ZAMM) has been widely hailed as a modern classic as well as a work that defies conventional characterization. Part novel, part diary, part manifesto, ZAMM relates the thoughts and experiences of a philosophically-oriented unnamed middle-aged narrator as he progresses along a number of simultaneous personal journeys, all of which facilitate an overarching spiritual journey toward wholeness and wellness. Overall, though, ZAMM appears to be a special kind of “Chautauqua” designed to induce analogous journeys in readers. This course will undertake the ZAMM journey through close reading and discussion of this modern masterpiece along with related Platonic dialogues that lurk in the background. (8 weeks)

Notes

This Basic Program Online Discussion Course is conducted in exactly the same manner as an in-person Basic Program discussion course - except that participants join in from whatever location is convenient for them via an Internet-connect computer, tablet or mobile device.

Prerequisites

None.

Testimonials

“The course itself has been a fairly seamless recreation of the classroom experience from the Basic Program. All participants had a fair opportunity to express their views and ask questions, and the “online blackboard” was an effective tool for the teacher to present ideas and improve or confirm student understanding of the topic. Within two or three classroom sessions, I became accustomed to the online environment and speaking into the camera.” —Al K.
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