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Confucius and Analects: Two Fibers in the Single Thread of the Master's WayThe author discusses the essence of Confucius' teaching in the Analects (Lunyü).
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Eco-Buddhism: Environmentalism and the Distortion of DharmaThe author criticizes the syncretic admixture of Buddhism with ecological agendas, referring to the anthology Buddhism and Ecology. -
Commentary on Zhuan Falun Lecture Eight: Basis of Falun GongThe author focuses his criticism on a portion of Zhuan Falun, the prime text of the new religious movement Falun Gong.
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The Historical Buddha? A Critique of Nakamura Hajime's BiographyThe author offers a critique of Nakamura Hajime's purportedly historical biography of Buddha.
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A Thanatological Methodoly: Religions, Death and AfterlifeThe author proposed a two-part approach to the study of religious conceptions of death and afterlife, based upon the works of Vermeule and McGee.
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Buddhism's Materialism in the Brashier Hell ScrollsThe author discusses the relationship between various notions of Buddhism materialism as evidenced in a number of Chinese hell scrolls.
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Unrighteous Rulers: A Comparison of Zhou Xin and PentheusThe author compares Chinese and western ways of thinking by comparing two accounts of unrighteous kings: that of Zhou Xin (??), last ruler of the Shang (?) dynasty, and Pentheus, of Euripedes' play The Bacchae.
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The Mandate of Heaven in the Book of SongsThe author considers the varying perspectives of the Mandate of Heaven (tian ming ??) reflected in the ancient Chinese Book of Songs, or Songs Canon (Shi jing ??).
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"Philosophical" and "Religious" Daoism: Two Commentaries on Daode JingThe author considers two strikingly different commentaries to the ancient Chinese text Daode jing (???), that of the scholar Wang Bi (??) and the fragmentary "religious" commentary called Xiang'er (??).
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On Proudfoot and RappaportThe author discusses the arguements of Wayne Proudfoot and Roy Rappaport, in their books Religious Experience and Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity, respectively.
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The Notion of Christian Identity in the 1st & 2nd CenturiesThe author briefly discusses the historical justification for speaking of early Christians as a identifiable group, making reference to the letter of St. Ignatius of Antioch to the Magnesians.
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A Comparison of William James and Sigmund FreudThe author compares the approaches of William James and Sigmund Freud to the study of religion.
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On Zhuangzi's Butterfly DreamThe author employs intra- and inter-textual commentary to elucidate a famous passage of the classic Chinese text Zhuangzi (??).
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On Compassion in the Vimalakirti SutraThe author considers compassion in light of the Vimalakirti Sutra, a classic and very popular Buddhist scripture.
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The Will of Heaven and the Will of Man in the MenciusThe author discusses the relationship between human agency and the will of Heaven in the classic Chinese text, Mengzi (??), commonly known as the Mencius.
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Cyclic Time and Judeo-Christian HistoricityThe author considers the implications of Mircea Eliade's contentions regarding the cyclical time of archaic religion and the concretely historical conception of time in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
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The Utilitarian FallacyThe author attacks the philosophy of utilitarianism.
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An Example of Divination and Interpretation Using YijingThe author describes and interprets an example of divination using the Zhouyi (??), also known as the Yijing (??).
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Free Will According to Frankfurt - Easy for Some, Struggle for OthersThe author discusses Frankfurt's philosophy of free will, using Millais' painting "The Knight Errant"
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A Discussion of the Names of Two Yijing HexagramsThe author discusses the possible reasoning behind the names of Yijing hexagrams 9 and 26.
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On the Possibility of Skeptical HypothesesThe author briefly considers the question of knowledge in light of the objections of the so-called skeptics.
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On Doty's "Broadway"Mark Doty's poem "Broadway" is analyzed in terms of voice, figurative language, and lineation.
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On the Philosophical Question of Telepod TransportThe author considers the philosophical implications of teleportation. The text of the question preceding the essay is from Scott Jenkins' Introduction to Philosophy class.
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"Ode to the Taotie" with Author's CommentaryAn analysis of the author's own poem in terms of Stephen Fry's model of the English ode. -
Of the Belief in Immaterial Souls Surviving DeathThe author considers the philosophical notion of immaterial souls surviving the death of the material body. The text of the question preceding the essay is from Scott Jenkins' Introduction to Philosophy class.
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Analysis of Seamus Heany's Poem ClearancesA brief analysis of Seamus Heany's poem sequence.
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The Virtue of Curiosity: Mystery Cults and Enlightenment in Apuleius' "Golden Ass"The process of initiation into the mystery cults of the Mediterranean is discussed in the context of Apuleius' novel "The Golden Ass"
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Seneca, Lucretius, and Overcoming Fear of DeathThis paper lays out the arguments in the letters of Seneca and in Lucretius' "De Rerum Natura" against being afraid of death.
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Roman Symbolism on the Ara Pacis AugustaeA cursory discussion of the symbolism of the Ara Pacis, and the notion of myth-based history.
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The Tragic Hubris of Pentheus Against Dionysus in Euripides' "The Bacchae"This paper explores the struggle between reason and irrational divine power as represented "The Bacchae." -
Athena, Athens, the Areopagus, and the FuriesThis paper argues that the subjugation of the Furies at the end of the Eumenides is out of tune with the spirit of the mythology surrounding the play, and acts as a sort of wishful thinking.
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Herodotus and the Egyptian Cultural Inheritance of GreeceThis paper briefly traces certain aspects of ancient Greek culture
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Agamemnon, Achilles, and Responsibility in the IliadThe nature of ancient Greek conceptions of mortal vs. immortal responsibility as evidenced in the Iliad are briefly explored.