Zen and the Art of Postmodern Philosophy Two Paths of Liberation from the Representational Mode of Thinking (Paperback)
| Author: Carl Olson |
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
ISBN-10: 0791446549
ISBN-13: 9780791446546
Sku: 30636334
Publish Date: 4/10/2007
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(in Inches) 9H x 5.75L x 0.75T
Pages:
309
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| This book examines and compares the philosophical positions of various postmodern thinkers and Zen Buddhist philosophers on: language and play; modes of thinking; skepticism and doubt; self and other; time and death; nihilism and metaphysics; and the conception of the end of philosophy. The Zen thinkers dealt with are Dogen and Nishitani, and the Western thinkers are Derrida, Lacan, Heidegger, Lyotard, Foucault, Deleuze and Guatarri, Kristeva, and Levinas. Although each share similar notions concerning the shortcomings of representational thinking, major differences still exist. By clarifying these differences, Olson counters the tendency to overtly assert or covertly imply that postmodern and Zen philosophies are moving in the same direction. "The book is fascinating! I was so excited by this work that I could hardly bear to put it down. Every page is replete with fresh insight. It is rare to discover a writer who is not only conversant, but also clearly expert in both the postmodern approaches Zen traditions. |
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