The familiar story of 20th century philosophy is one of
analytic versus
continental philosophies. In spite of this, behind the
exaggerated differences is the
common history that these two traditions often forget. In failing to remember this common history, it's easy to forget that for all its supposed universality, philosophy is so distinctly western. It's naive to think that this narrow-mindedness is due to western intellectuals being unable to hear the wisdoms of the world over the din of their own arguments. Rather, it is only that these wordly traditions don’t have that
flavour – that
hardness of crystal.
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posted by Alex404
on Apr 20, 2007 -
20 comments
Geiko of Kyoto is a stunning photo gallery of Kyotos's Geisha - both the mature Geiko and the apprentice Maiko. Melissa Chasse annotates many photos with fascinating details and offers an account of her tea party with
Mamechika, a lovely Maiko. For more, this
lovely Geisha site offers a brief history from the era of the floating world, more photos, Ukiyo-e art, and links. Also see y2karls' prior definitive post on
ukiyo-e.
posted by madamjujujive
on Sep 23, 2006 -
17 comments
"It is with pleasure that I welcome you to the Website of the
Kyoto National Museum. We hope this site will open up the fascinating world of East Asian art to a broader audience than ever before possible."
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posted by hama7
on Feb 26, 2003 -
7 comments
