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2006

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From The Illuminating Moon To The Radiating Sun: The Philosophical Writings Of Emerson And Nichiren, Sharon Mitsue Blythe Dec 2006

From The Illuminating Moon To The Radiating Sun: The Philosophical Writings Of Emerson And Nichiren, Sharon Mitsue Blythe

Theses & Honors Papers

Ralph Waldo Emerson's philosophical writings possess deep correlations to the writings of Nichiren, a 13th century Japanese Buddhist philosopher. Both Emerson and Nichiren conceive the inherent and unlimited potential of human beings, and stress the inseparability of life from its psychological, spiritual, and physical environment. Both Emerson and Nichiren address the cyclical and universal nature of all phenomena, an understanding that derives from the oneness of all facets of existence. The greatest variation between these two writers occurs in the implementation and practice of their philosophies.

The Preface provides a synopsis of Buddhism and introduces Nichiren. It also discusses the …

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L'Islam En Termes Chrétiens : Quand L’Aventure Ambiguë « Croise » Pascal Et Saint Augustin, Mbaye Diouf Dec 2006

L'Islam En Termes Chrétiens : Quand L’Aventure Ambiguë « Croise » Pascal Et Saint Augustin, Mbaye Diouf

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

If it is recognized that The Ambiguous Adventure is one of Africa’s most studied texts, it should also be noted that most analyses of Cheikh Hamidou Kane’s novel are general sociological commentaries on a mythologized Africa or on a society that is caught in the snares of its own mythic “values.” These commentaries often forget that the text is also the passage through a history that was imposed on Africa, and one which the writer tries to interpret in his own way. If Kane’s text plunges into the Christian faith by invoking Pascal and Augustine, it is in order to …

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挑战和谐：儒家和谐观的辩证与诠释, Stephen C. Angle Dec 2005

挑战和谐：儒家和谐观的辩证与诠释, Stephen C. Angle

Stephen C. Angle

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Making Room For Comparative Philosophy: Davidson, Brandom, And Conceptual Distance, Stephen C. Angle Dec 2005

Making Room For Comparative Philosophy: Davidson, Brandom, And Conceptual Distance, Stephen C. Angle

Stephen C. Angle

The best comparative philosophy does more than compare. According to three recent accounts, it seeks to “integrate” or “challenge” or “seek truth.”1 Each of these ideas depends on being able to compare ideas, texts, and reasons across philosophical traditions, but each goes beyond comparison to urge that we engage in creative philosophy. The desire to synthesize aspects of “different philosophical traditions that developed in relative isolation from one another” [Yu and Bunnin 2001, 296], however, can seem hopeless. The many differences among the cultures and languages in which these different philosophical traditions are imbedded have led to a set …

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合宜的民主集中制, Stephen C. Angle Dec 2005

合宜的民主集中制, Stephen C. Angle

Stephen C. Angle

时下流行的观点是把中国的社会和政治说成是“转型”中的社会和政治,即在通往民主 化的道路上,中国正处于复杂和不稳定的阶段,而且把自由民主制度看作是其最终的目标。本文将围绕 协商法律和多元主义对此展开讨论,探讨民主集中制的合法性。 

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