4451moanaDec 4, 20212 minThe Walking Man (book review) Jirō Taniguchi 270719 much later later addition: i look at this again, slip back into that meditating calmness, now read more books fiction and non,...
4451moanaNov 16, 20213 minAwakening: An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought (book review) Patrick S. Bresnan180220: excellent introductory textbook to an entire tradition of philosophical thought little known in the ‘west’. rather than the core...
4451moanaNov 5, 20211 minUnborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693 (book review) Bankei Yotaku180614: beautiful, concise, this work shows the practice of zen. there are no koans, no zazen, no sutras, no wisdom of patriarchs. there...
4451moanaNov 5, 20214 minNothingness and Emptiness (book review) Steven W. LaycockA Buddhist Engagement with the Ontology of Jean-Paul Sartre 070418/090915/181112: this is a much much later addition: another 3 years......
4451moanaNov 5, 20212 minThe Kyoto School (book review) Robert E. Carter090118: clear, concise, introduction to the work of philosophers known as 'Kyoto school', all Japanese thinkers who learned much...
4451moanaNov 5, 20213 minNishida And Western Philosophy (book review) Robert Wilkinson021217: this is a challenging text. this work focuses on nishida's way of interrogating an entire range of 'western' philosophers, how he...
4451moanaNov 5, 20211 minPhilosophers of Nothingness (book review) James W. HeisigAn Essay on the Kyoto School 020616: this is a fascinating intro to Japanese 'Kyoto school' of philosophy, who were influenced strongly...
4451moanaNov 5, 20213 minAwakening (book review) Patrick S. BresnanAn Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought 180220: excellent introductory textbook to an entire tradition of philosophical thought...