Robert Edward Gordon
Biographic Data
| ID | 6663924 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Edward Gordon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert Edward |
| FAMILY NAME | Gordon |
| SIGNATURE | GORDON R E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3713-1907 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Buddhism and Humanities Education Reform in American Universities
Using statistical data, scholarly research, institutional models from higher education, and highlighting key personages from the academy and the business world, we argue that including Buddhism-related content into the general education of students can offer a powerful avenue of reform for the humanities in American universities. The article shows how humanities-based skills are becoming more desirable in today’s business environment, and demonst…
The Philosophy of Freedom and the History of Art: An Interdisciplinary View
This article investigates the relationship between the philosophy of freedom and the history of art. It maintains that contemplating the two fields together is productive and necessary in understanding some of the compelling interdisciplinary aspects at work in both arenas. Isaiah Berlin’s seminal Two Concepts of Liberty (1958) acts as a touchstone, as the essay establishes the historical and political grounds for uniting the two fields, with oth…
Special Places, Sacred Spaces: Two Traditional Buddhist Temples in Nihonmachi Los Angeles
This article explores two significant Buddhist temples in Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo, the Nishi Hongwanji, and the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Churches. The study’s methodology is inspired by Yi-Fu Tuan’s humanistic geography, whose work explores the relationship between environment and human subjective experience. As the majority of 20th-century Japanese immigrants were Buddhists, a closer look at the temples helps explicate the dynamic between Bu…
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Special Places, Sacred Spaces: Two Traditional Buddhist Temples in Nihonmachi Los Angeles
This article explores two significant Buddhist temples in Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo, the Nishi Hongwanji, and the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Churches. The study’s methodology is inspired by Yi-Fu Tuan’s humanistic geography, whose work explores the relationship between environment and human subjective experience. As the majority of 20th-century Japanese immigrants were Buddhists, a closer look at the temples helps explicate the dynamic between Bu…
The Philosophy of Freedom and the History of Art: An Interdisciplinary View
This article investigates the relationship between the philosophy of freedom and the history of art. It maintains that contemplating the two fields together is productive and necessary in understanding some of the compelling interdisciplinary aspects at work in both arenas. Isaiah Berlin’s seminal Two Concepts of Liberty (1958) acts as a touchstone, as the essay establishes the historical and political grounds for uniting the two fields, with oth…
Buddhism and Humanities Education Reform in American Universities
Using statistical data, scholarly research, institutional models from higher education, and highlighting key personages from the academy and the business world, we argue that including Buddhism-related content into the general education of students can offer a powerful avenue of reform for the humanities in American universities. The article shows how humanities-based skills are becoming more desirable in today’s business environment, and demonst…
Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Buddhism (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Archaeology (1 works)