That Thou Art: Aesthetic Soul/Bodies and Self Interbeing in Buddhism, Phenomenology, and Pragmatism
The inheritance of dualism from Plato to Descartes, and since, has impoverished the human relation with nature, the world, other humans, and other species. The division of soul and body, and its counterpart of mind and body, gave us a world from which we believe ourselves to be separate from and sup...
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| description | The inheritance of dualism from Plato to Descartes, and since, has impoverished the human relation with nature, the world, other humans, and other species. The division of soul and body, and its counterpart of mind and body, gave us a world from which we believe ourselves to be separate from and superior to other species. This self-othering standpoint has had devastating consequences socially, politically, economically, and ecologically. This essay seeks to identify some resources in the Western tradition in phenomenology and pragmatism that avoid this standpoint and bring them into conversation with some primary insights of Buddhist philosophy: interdependent arising, the not-self, and interbeing. By doing so, it is not only suggested that comparative conversations are not only useful in their own right, but they add dimensions to our experience in the world. Moreover, they offer avenues for living enriched lives in concert with the world without engaging in self-deceptive mental and comforting psychological activities of who and what we really are. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2b0404a0348440f948698621ca7cdca2022-12-21T19:39:55ZengUniversity of WarsawEidos. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture2544-302X2020-11-0143374710.14394/eidos.jpc.2020.0029That Thou Art: Aesthetic Soul/Bodies and Self Interbeing in Buddhism, Phenomenology, and PragmatismDavid Jones0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8913-7286Department of Philosophy, Kennesaw State UniversityThe inheritance of dualism from Plato to Descartes, and since, has impoverished the human relation with nature, the world, other humans, and other species. The division of soul and body, and its counterpart of mind and body, gave us a world from which we believe ourselves to be separate from and superior to other species. This self-othering standpoint has had devastating consequences socially, politically, economically, and ecologically. This essay seeks to identify some resources in the Western tradition in phenomenology and pragmatism that avoid this standpoint and bring them into conversation with some primary insights of Buddhist philosophy: interdependent arising, the not-self, and interbeing. By doing so, it is not only suggested that comparative conversations are not only useful in their own right, but they add dimensions to our experience in the world. Moreover, they offer avenues for living enriched lives in concert with the world without engaging in self-deceptive mental and comforting psychological activities of who and what we really are.http://eidos.uw.edu.pl/that-thou-art/experienceaisthēsisinterdependent arising“that thou art” (tat tvam asi)cogitoaesthetic perceptionbodysouldeweymerleau-pontybuddhadescartesplato |
| spellingShingle | David Jones That Thou Art: Aesthetic Soul/Bodies and Self Interbeing in Buddhism, Phenomenology, and Pragmatism Eidos. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture experience aisthēsis interdependent arising “that thou art” (tat tvam asi) cogito aesthetic perception body soul dewey merleau-ponty buddha descartes plato |
| title | That Thou Art: Aesthetic Soul/Bodies and Self Interbeing in Buddhism, Phenomenology, and Pragmatism |
| title_full | That Thou Art: Aesthetic Soul/Bodies and Self Interbeing in Buddhism, Phenomenology, and Pragmatism |
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| title_short | That Thou Art: Aesthetic Soul/Bodies and Self Interbeing in Buddhism, Phenomenology, and Pragmatism |
| title_sort | that thou art aesthetic soul bodies and self interbeing in buddhism phenomenology and pragmatism |
| topic | experience aisthēsis interdependent arising “that thou art” (tat tvam asi) cogito aesthetic perception body soul dewey merleau-ponty buddha descartes plato |
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