A Belated Response to Hu Shih and D. T. Suzuki
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9215412 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James D Sellmann (0000-0001-7293-3254, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 97 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy East and West (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8221 • E-ISSN: 1529-1898 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1399511 |
| OpenAlex | W2316533033 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In the April 1953 edition of Philosophy East and West, Hu Shih and D. T. Suzuki published their debate on the history and method of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism.' A year later, Van Meter Ames presented his response to their debate by arguing Zen is like pragmatism; he did this to defend Hu Shih's approach and to down what he referred to as Suzuki's transcendentalism.2 Van Meter Ames analyzed their debate on two points. First, he saw it as a split between schools or worldviews when he typified Suzuki as a Buddhist who finds transcendentalism in the Zen masters, as opposed to Hu, the pragmatist, who finds naturalism in them. Second, Ames said their debate was a matter of emotional tone concerning that subtle aspect of truth which is not so much a matter of fact as of taste.3 He devoted most of his article to an attack on Suzuki's
Political science · Theology · Chinese history and philosophy · Japanese History and Culture · Philosophy
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