John,
I'm glad you found the references useful.
The piece you sent me regarding the 'connection between East and West'
speaks precisely to why I objected to the first piece you sent. This second
piece is basically what the counter-side of the history you offered
initially tends to look like when it gazes beyond the West, so to speak.
Personally I don't find the presentation moves very far from the kind of
philosophical pandering found in the 19th century you object to in the
essay. To the contrary, it is very much a logical extension of those views.
Personally I still find the sweeping generalizations are inaccurate from
both an Eastern and a Western perspective for reasons that would be too long
to detail here. My major complaint is that the ideas as presented are very
disembodied. While you may be a scientist, I saw no science in the paper
and I suspect that if I saw the section on meditation I would find the
thrust more disembodied rather than less. Also, as I said before, the world
as I know it includes North and South.
I am a visual artist, not a philosopher, so I decided not to offer a
long-winded reply. The attached paper has nothing to do with art, but I
think it will explain to you why I find your approach limited.
Enjoy the V&A. Amy
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