Eiji Hattori, Wallace Gray

Deep Encounters

Steps toward Dissolving the 21st Century Mystery and Discovering the Truly Global Learner

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Produktbeschreibung

This book, translated into English from Japanese and revised, argues that cultural diversity is a treasure for humanity, and we must realize that it is a necessary condition for a fully human existence. By realizing the deep connectedness of all human beings, we send a positive message to humanity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 445g
• ISBN-13: 9780761846956
• ISBN-10: 0761846956
• Artikelnr.: 26847783

Autorenporträt

By Eiji Hattori and Wallace Gray

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Eiji Hattori and the Firefly
Wallace Gray's Introduction Chapter 4 Part I. Deep Encounters Part 5 1. Buddhas of Chartres
A Deep Encounter Part 6 2. Water Is Life
Thinking with the Mediterranean Poet Paul Valéry Part 7 3. To Be or To Appear
Remembering Jean
Louis Barrault Part 8 4. Being and Having
Learning from Gabriel Marcel Part 9 5. The Logic of the City
ko ("official") and kokyo ("public") Part 10 6. The Light of Reason
Descartes and Noah's Ark Part 11 7. An Apocalyptic World
Now it's time to think about Kant Part 12 8. The Holy Mother Ascends
The Sea and Life Part 13 9. Earth's Dignity
Visiting Greece in the Springtime Part 14 10. "Quo Vadis, Domine?"
People Who Have Seen God Part 15 11. Way to China
The Route Napoleon Lost Part 16 12. Writing the Future
Kaii Higashiyama's Memorable Poster, "The Road" Chapter 17 Part II. Words That Are Ensouled Part 18 13. Japan
A Country with "Soul
Filled" Words Part 19 14. What is the Form of Japan?
Concerning the Feminine Principle Part 20 15. Freedom and Nature
Learning from Daisetsu Suzuki Part 21 16. The Hidden Being
Monotheism and Polytheism Part 22 17. A Bird Calls, Then the Mountain Deepens Its Silence Part 23 18. The Encounter of a Lifetime
What Rikyu Found Part 24 19. Rationale for the Elimination of Collectivism
Concerning the Culture of Shame Part 25 20. Families with No Alpha Figure
Dynamics of a Boy's Crime Part 26 21. Educating People to Think for Themselves
Good Uses for "Useless" Leisure Part 27 22. Searching for Lost Times
The Last Words of Emperor Showa (1926
1989) Chapter 28 Part III. The Tree of Life Part 29 23. Love and Indifference
What I Saw in Bombay Part 30 24. Under the Baobob Tree
Reflecting on Democracy Part 31 25. The Tree of Life
Climbing the Symbiotic Line Part 32 26. Stories of Deities
From the Soul of the Ainu People Part 33 27. The Tragedy of Easter Island
A Warning from Jacques Cousteau Part 34 28. Churning the Sea of Milk
Decline and Creation Part 35 29. Land of Gods in the Himalayas
Finding Unexpected Angels Deep in the Mountains Part 36 30. Black Skies
An Unexpected Attack from Yellow Sands Part 37 31. The Mountain Sees Rihaku
Images That Move the Mind Toward Quantum Theory Part 38 32. Night Thoughts Occasioned by a Falling Star
Causality and Supercausality Chapter 39 Part IV. The Ultimate Glow: Pulling It All Together Part 40 33. Japan for the World
Noh Theatre as Change
Agent in the 21st Century Part 41 34. UNESCO for the World
Controversy and Movement Part 42 35. USA for the World
Humility and Arrogance Part 43 36. A Holistic Philosophy for Each and All
Towards Transcultural Dialogue Chapter 44 The Authors

Rezensionen

A great contribution to the cross-culture exchanges, which support a peaceful coexistence of humans... -- Andrew Targowski, Western Michigan University and President of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations Important points are made here on minority expression and the importance of dialogue. -- Dr. Gordon Mercer, professor of political science, director, Public Policy Institute, Western Carolina University The meeting of philosopher Wallace Gray and Japanese scholar Eiji Hattori expresses the many encounters of life-of persons, places and things that seem no more than "Winking Fireflies."...Authentic human encounters and Divine-Human encounters may seem to be initially low-wattage and infrequent but taken together they light up our lives and the universe. -- The Reverend Dale W. Robison, Ph.D. This exquisitely written collection of vignettes allows us to see the West, its cultural monuments, the ideas of its great philosophers, through Japanese eyes. The translator has retained the poetic elegance of the original Japanese throughout these essays, making them a joy to read. -- Sidney Devere Brown, professor, Far Eastern Studies, University of Oklahoma