Western thinkers
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Summary
Western thinkers are the philosophers and scientists quoted in these texts: Plato, for whom this imperfect world is a shadow of a perfect world of ideas; Einstein, for whom time is relative to the observer; David Bohm, whose conclusion in atomic physics matches that of Buddhism; and also Wittgenstein and John Searle.
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Plato said there is a perfect world of ideas and this imperfect world, which is a kind of shadow
Zazen Without an Intentional Aim February 2009 — Cholín
Texts
- Reality is the Present Moment ●●●Bohm's heresy about time · David Bohm
one person has been able to break through the impasse in atomic physics and his conclusion is the same as Buddhism
- Introduction to Master Dogen’s Thought ●●● May 1987 — Gudo Wafu Nishijimahistory of Western philosophies
I thought about the history of Western philosophies
- Kuge 1: Ripening Fruit ●●● Winter 2007 — KugeKant
he was the most outstanding figure to have emerged since the ancient Greeks
- Understanding the Shobogenzo ●●●history of Western philosophies
From this rather bold and sweeping sketch of the flow of western civilization, we can see the origins of idealism (S) in ancient Greece
- The Concept of Now in Dogen’s Philosophy ●●● Shobogenzo · Ujitime relative to the observer
Einstein conceived that time is always relative to the observer. He showed that it is not always linear
- Introductions 1: Rules and Reality ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapterselephant behind the settee
Wittgenstein said that there was a possibility that there could be an elephant behind the settee
- Zazen Without an Intentional Aim ●●● February 2009 — CholínPlato's perfect world of ideas
Plato said there is a perfect world of ideas and this imperfect world, which is a kind of shadow
- Effort for Its Own Sake ●●● July 2009 — DibbavanaThe Construction of Social Reality
John Searle, who has written a very excellent book called The Construction of Social Reality
- Yunmen’s Lantern Without Mystery ●●● September 2009 — Earth SpiritWittgenstein on silence
Wittgenstein said that at some point: ‘That which cannot be discussed about that you have to keep quiet
- Freedom and the Teacher’s Character ●●● August 2011 — DibbavanaWittgenstein's students after his change
when he changed, when he started to think and teach differently, his students didn't follow him
- When the Mud Buffalo Dissolve ●●● August 2011 — DibbavanaMan Against Himself
Man Against Himself, he explained that, for instance, if we have a conflict inside ourselves which involves another person
- Effort Without Knowing the Result ●●● May 2014 — Banský StudenecPlato's perfect world of ideas
the perfection of ideas, which is illustrated in Plato's philosophy about shadows on the back of a cave
Keywords
Ideas (2) Plato's perfect world of ideas2 Wittgenstein on silence
Themes (3) history of Western philosophies2 Bohm's heresy about time time relative to the observer
Images and stories (2) elephant behind the settee Wittgenstein's students after his change
People (2) David Bohm Kant
Works (2) Man Against Himself The Construction of Social Reality