I read it when twenty something and up for that kind of stuff. 'mechanical spirituality'. still a good spin on 'the ghost in the machine' - the sense that we animate our mechanical creations with some of our own spirit, and whether they play ball with us or not will depend on our overall karma and how we mentally approach the task at hand. ie how you hold your mouth.
The main character in the book is a writer of technical manuals, and god knows its true in general engineers don't make good explainers of how to do something. How many times you been reading a manual and find yourself saying 'say what - did i just miss something?' So its a fair point, that there's a bit of a planet sized gap between creating something and then passing on to others that whole world that is that creation.
All the stuff about Greek philosophy bit tedious to my mind now, but back then, I felt compelled to take in every word.....but doubt i really understood it back then....or that it amounted to much. But say the word 'Phaedra' to me and I'll still feel a slight shiver up my spine.....
