Matt,
And I will want to read such a book when you write it.
If you are ever interested in looking into these
Eastern traditions from a Gen X'ers point of view
instead of what they (Gen X'ers) think of as the
aging hippie feel-gooders point-of-view, I'd like to suggest:
Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An
Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book, by Daniel M. Ingram
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1904658407
Marsha
At 07:58 PM 5/14/2009, you wrote:
Hi Marsha,
I'm always a little sensitive and defensive
about the lack mainly because of my
self-consciousness of the fact. I've become
comfortable and settled in focusing my efforts
on studying American intellectual traditions
because, to make a dent in the business, you
have to marshal quite a bit of energy.
I promise you this, though--should I ever have
the opportunity to write a book on Pirsig
(tentatively titled, "Robert Pirsig and the
Pragmatist Tradition of Philosophy and
Literature: Theory, Narrative, and the Scene of
Life"), one important avenue of research will be
the explosion of interest in Eastern
intellectual traditions during the 50s through
70s. I'll never understand enough Sanskrit,
Hindi, Chinese, or Japanese to make a scholar of
the East, but the _use_ (and misuse) to which
Westerners have thought to put these
importations, that's something I can get my head around a little easier.
Matt
> Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 10:32:16 -0400
> To: [email protected]
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [MD] Philosophy, Metaphysics, and Common Sense
>
>
> Greetings Matt,
>
> It was a fine paper, very interesting. I always
> get something meaningful from your posts, and
> wish there were more of them. Sorry for my
> whining, it is just with RMP having spent so many
> years in India it seems important to investigate
> that influence, but of course you're a busy guy.
>
>
> Marsha
>
>
>
>
> At 10:20 AM 5/14/2009, you wrote:
>
> >Hi Marsha,
> >
> >You're right, but my only continued excuse is
> >that I don't know too much about Eastern
> >intellectual traditions. I keep hoping others
> >develop those angles, a division of labor if you
> >will, so I could learn something. I just don't
> >have the background to be able to say anything
> >interesting, at least things I'd be comfortable in saying.
> >
> >I don't know--if you wait until you know everything, you'll say nothing.
> >
> >And it's not like I have anything against
> >Eastern traditions, like my slights are
> >purposeful. I develop Western connections
because it's what I know how to do.
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