http://buddhawarrior.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/philosophy-of-martial-arts/ Dwelling in the Presence of the Name, of Amitabha Buddha Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:27:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://buddhawarrior.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/philosophy-of-martial-arts/#comment-7934 LeRon Harrison Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:40:47 +0000 http://buddhawarrior.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/philosophy-of-martial-arts/#comment-7934 There are a number of problems with what you've proposed here. First off, it's unclear what you mean by aesthetics, but it's mos likely not the true meaning as posited by philosophers such as Kant and Baumgarten. Second I would check my facts before making a distinction between Chinese and Japanese culture. Japanese have drawn from China a number of times ranging from the importation of Tang court music (gagaku or Imperial court music) to the incorporation of Neo-Confucian ethics in the Edo period. That very understaed sense of beauty that ou're tauting might very well be Chinese in nature. Before you go any further I might suggest reading Pierre Bourdieu's "Distinction" and get an better understanding of what's behind that sense that Japanese martial arts are better than Chinese. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions. There are a number of problems with what you’ve proposed here. First off, it’s unclear what you mean by aesthetics, but it’s mos likely not the true meaning as posited by philosophers such as Kant and Baumgarten. Second I would check my facts before making a distinction between Chinese and Japanese culture. Japanese have drawn from China a number of times ranging from the importation of Tang court music (gagaku or Imperial court music) to the incorporation of Neo-Confucian ethics in the Edo period. That very understaed sense of beauty that ou’re tauting might very well be Chinese in nature. Before you go any further I might suggest reading Pierre Bourdieu’s “Distinction” and get an better understanding of what’s behind that sense that Japanese martial arts are better than Chinese. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions.

]]> http://buddhawarrior.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/philosophy-of-martial-arts/#comment-5817 Lauren Story Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:56:59 +0000 http://buddhawarrior.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/philosophy-of-martial-arts/#comment-5817 Very intresting and observant. Very intresting and observant.

]]> http://buddhawarrior.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/philosophy-of-martial-arts/#comment-5769 Raymond Lam Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:14:45 +0000 http://buddhawarrior.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/philosophy-of-martial-arts/#comment-5769 No worries. No worries.

]]> http://buddhawarrior.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/philosophy-of-martial-arts/#comment-5749 tobeme Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:30:06 +0000 http://buddhawarrior.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/philosophy-of-martial-arts/#comment-5749 Interesting observation. THanks for sharing. Interesting observation. THanks for sharing.

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