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Philosophical Ridings: Motorcycles and the Meaning of Life |
Author: Craig Bourne
Published: 2007-06 |
List price: $14.95
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Customer comments on this selection.
 Not Much About Riding
This book has nothing to do with motorcycling or riding except the occasional mention of both. Mostly just 'Philosophical Ramblings' on a basic level. Hard to believe the author's credentials.
BORING!!
Wish I had read these reviews before wasting my $ and time on this pompous academic drivel.
 Desktop Motorcycling
Craig Bourne can be very good as a lecturer in philosophy at Cambridge. I can imagine him very well composing the book because he also has a motorcycle but not because he is extremely riding it. The book is like a compilation of observations with philosophical references from Descartes to Wittgenstein and Pirsig while the motorcycle was parked at the side of the road. Among experiences like reading, observing, thinking, and watching movies, I think riding motorcycles is not a prior issue for Bourne. It could be acceptable if the book was not misleading you from the title to the photograph on the cover.
That last review actually influenced me to buy this
...specifically that part about "philosophy on a higher level" I didn't find any philosophy of a higher level, and the lower level exercises of logic I did find were pretty uninspiring and painfully overly wordy (which is really bad considering how short this book actually is - from a pagecount i mean), but what kind of motorcycling insight can be expected from someone who's first bike was a Ducati Monster?
It's a great read if you want to read endless words explaining why a motorbike rider thinks that speed limit laws are not logically justified, and why motorcyclists shouldn't be forced to wear helmets, but if you seek anything fresh or insightful you won't find it in this read. It's just a whole lot of words explaining some logic behind the simple philosophical concepts.
Uninspiring, endless words, lacking the philisophical insights you'd expect from a book on philosophy, very boring.
I am also reading Peter Egan's book 'leanings' which is kind of the antithesis of this, and although it's not at all a philosophy book, I'm left with the feeling that it contains far greater philosophical depth from a man with genuine experience and insight. But the philosophy is merely suggested and it's set in an entertaining romantic/nostalgic light - like i said...it's the antithesis of this book.
not what I expected
This book wasn't quite what I was expecting. It is very intelectualized. It would probably be great for somebody that is actually studying philosophy at a higher level.
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