Robert Maynard Pirsig, a Forerunner of Engaging Technologies?

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https://doi.org/10.52712/issn.1850-0013-605

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estrangement, opacity, quality, design

Abstract

This article proposes a reading of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig, taking as an interpretative key the theoretical framework of Miguel Ángel Quintanilla’s theory of engaging technologies. In this sense, resonances are sought that allow linking the concept of technological estrangement with that of Quality -in capital letters- present in the book written by the North American writer.

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Author Biography

Héctor Gustavo Giuliano, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA).

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Published

2025-03-18

How to Cite

Giuliano, H. G. (2025). Robert Maynard Pirsig, a Forerunner of Engaging Technologies?. Revista Iberoamericana De Ciencia, Tecnología Y Sociedad - CTS (Ibero-American Science, Technology and Society Journal), 20(58), 167–177. https://doi.org/10.52712/issn.1850-0013-605

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Vol. 20 No. 58 (2025)

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