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Article: Zen Buddhism and general semantics.(Student Paper)(Viewpoint essay)
- Article from:
- ETC.: A Review of General Semantics
- Article date:
- October 1, 2006
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"General Semantics can be considered an inter-disciplinary discipline
that makes it easier for you to live with yourself ... to live with
others ... and for others to live with you."--Steve Stockdale
FROM JUST this one statement on the website of the Institute General Semantics, one can see how general semantics and Buddhism seem at least compatible, and that they probably have similar goals. We talked at the beginning of this course on Buddhism about how, even though it is offered by the Religion department, it is as much about philosophy or psychology as religion, and it touches many different areas of thought. Just as Buddhism is an inter-disciplinary ...