Becoming Bamboo: Western and Eastern Explorations of the Meaning of LifeMcGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 27.03.1992 г. - 240 страници The many problems we face in today's world -- among them war, environmental destruction, religious and racial intolerance, and inappropriate technologies -- demand that we carefully re-evaluate such issues as our relation to the environment, the nature of progress, ultimate purposes, and human values. These are all issues, Robert Carter explains, that are intimately linked to our perception of life's meaning. While many books discuss life's meaning either analytically or prescriptively, Carter addresses values and ways of meaningful living from a broader perspective, using Japanese philosophy to augment his investigation. He examines Martin Heidegger's distinction between "dwelling" and existing in the world, Lawrence Kohlberg's "stage seven" of human moral development, and the works of Viktor Frankl, Carol Gilligan, and Nel Noddings. He applies hermeneutic and deconstructionist theory to the question of meaning, and explores the feminist contribution to ethics and its relation to the interconnectedness of things celebrated in Zen and Shinto thought. Bridging various dichotomies such as East/West, reason/emotion, male/female, and caring/justice, Carter shows that ethics, environmental concern, caring, and joy in living are dependent on the growth and transformation of the self. Only by becoming aware of the interrelatedness of things, Carter reveals, can we become as supple and as strong as the bamboo tree, long the symbol of longevity and constancy. |
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... human perspective but is necessary to the survival of us all . The planet is evidently one , but for the first time we humans have the possibility of wrecking it . To avoid that , we need both co - operation and sensitivity . Both are ...
... human perspective but is necessary to the survival of us all . The planet is evidently one , but for the first time we humans have the possibility of wrecking it . To avoid that , we need both co - operation and sensitivity . Both are ...
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... human race no good if the religions and ideologies continue to struggle against each other in a hostile way . They can debate with each other in a peaceful way , and so strive to promote their values within a broadly pluralistic ...
... human race no good if the religions and ideologies continue to struggle against each other in a hostile way . They can debate with each other in a peaceful way , and so strive to promote their values within a broadly pluralistic ...
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... human activity at the vast blue crossroads between North America and East Asia . It may be that the world will form itself into differing areas of ideas . It is clear that Becoming Bamboo does not form a synthesis that echoes some of ...
... human activity at the vast blue crossroads between North America and East Asia . It may be that the world will form itself into differing areas of ideas . It is clear that Becoming Bamboo does not form a synthesis that echoes some of ...
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... human . The ethical dimension leads us not only to considerations of what is best for others , however widely or narrowly we decide to define " others , " but also to considerations of what is best or better for non - human living ...
... human . The ethical dimension leads us not only to considerations of what is best for others , however widely or narrowly we decide to define " others , " but also to considerations of what is best or better for non - human living ...
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... human goodness , which only becomes corrupted by individual and social delusion , over Christianity's con- ception of a human being as fallen and prone to error . Similarly , Aristotle's analysis of change as generally lawful might be ...
... human goodness , which only becomes corrupted by individual and social delusion , over Christianity's con- ception of a human being as fallen and prone to error . Similarly , Aristotle's analysis of change as generally lawful might be ...
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2 Kohlbergs Stage Seven | 44 |
3 Viktor Frankl and Logotherapy | 70 |
4 Relatedness | 97 |
5 Where Is Here? | 128 |
6 Deconstructing Meaning | 168 |
Notes | 193 |
Bibliography | 207 |
Index | 219 |
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