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ISBN
9781609254049
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Algemeen
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15-01-2001
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Auteur(s)
William Bodri
Socrates and the Enlightenment Path
William Bodri
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This
enlightening
exploration
of
Buddhism
and
Socratic
philosophy
reveals
the
deep
connections
between
these
two
profound
traditions
of
thought.The
basis
of
Western
thought
and,
indeed,
our
educational
system
can
be
attributed
to
the
truth-seeking
methods
of
Socrates.
One
of
the
Greek
philosopher’s
most
enduring
concepts,
the
importance
of
self-knowing,
has
been
echoed
throughout
Western
literature
and
has
many
reverberations
within
Eastern
thought.William
Bodri
shows
that
Socrates
had
attained
a
spiritual
stage
called
samadhi,
satisfying
the
requirements
specified
in
Buddhist
systems
of
one
who
had
attained
enlightenment.
Bodri
points
to
the
comparisons
and
contrasts
between
East
and
West,
illuminating
both
Buddhist
and
Socratic
thought.
Using
Socrates
as
an
example,
Bodri
calls
for
the
broadening
of
our
Western
ideas
of
learning
to
encompass
spiritual knowing.
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