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Query for Philosophy Friends
Hey guys, what up with Analects 6.25? 子曰：“觚不觚，觚哉！觚哉！ I have long gone with translations like that of Ames and Rosemont: The Master said: "a gu ritual drinking vessel that is not a gu ritual drinking vessel – a gu indeed!… Continue reading
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The Confucian Way of Derek Jeter
The Master said: "Don't worry about not being recognized by others; worry about not having any reason for them to recognize you." Analects 14.30 (Ames and Rosemont trans.) Derek Jeter, shortstop for the New York Yankees has long been derided… Continue reading
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Kim Dae-jung, Confucian Democrat
Former President of South Korea, and long time advocate for democracy there and throughout Asia, Kim Dae-jung, died today. His was not the perfect political career but his persistent defense of democratization in Korea certainly stands out in world historical… Continue reading
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Confucius in Africa
While I was recuperating, the Asia Times ran a piece, "Confucianism at large in Africa," which considers the PRC's cultural diplomacy, via Confucius Institutes, in Africa. I liked this paragraph on the possible effects of these efforts: To see clearly,… Continue reading
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The Dao of Babies
I am gradually getting back into a work routine. Tomorrow will be two weeks since my surgery and, save for a bit of late afternoon/early evening fatigue, the effects of the procedure are receding. I will not regale you all… Continue reading
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Terry Francona, Taoist Sage
As a Yankees fan, I am very much pleased by the events of this past weekend. And I will admit a perverse pleasure: I read the Boston Globe sports columnists on days like today. Indeed, I thought this piece a… Continue reading
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Recovering
Returned home yesterday from my Boston prostate adventure. All seems to have gone well. The doctor was happy with the outcome. He took some lymph nodes adjacent to the prostate and those tested negative for cancer cells on first analysis,… Continue reading
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The Prostate Thing
With today's news that Senator Christopher Dodd has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, I guess this is an apt moment for me to come out as well. I have prostate cancer. It was in March or so that I was… Continue reading
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The Tao of Woody Allen
Went to see Whatever Works the other night. I was ready to not like it, since I have never really embraced Woody Allen's comedy (too much upper-middle class angst for my taste). But I was pleasantly surprised! Perhaps because it… Continue reading
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On the Costs of Legalism
The folks over at the New Legalist web site are after me again. They have posted "Part II" of their critique, "Who is 'Distorting Chinese History and Chinese Philosophy': The New Legalists or Prof. Sam Crane." (Guess which one they… Continue reading
The Useless Tree 