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Crappy Coinage . My penny’s worth. But a week or […]
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Dubbing with Derrida
Dubbing With Derrida: An underview of a Unique and Great French Philosopher ______________________________________ [Je regrette que ce ne soit pas écrit en Français.] The following is an attempt to provide an overview of one of my favourite philosophers and even with his renowned status as a university professor and the […]
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This post includes a few things I have been reading and translating. I have already posted some of them on Instagram but here I have included a translation of my friend Yutaka’s book, and my teacher Yoko’s buddhist text. I have also included some important practice in Japanese grammar which I really need to commit […]
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Inorganic Animations: A Review of Spyros Papapetros’ ‘On the Animation of the Inorganic: Art, Architecture, and the Extension of Life’(University of Chicago Press: Chicago & London, 2012). _____ Paul Harrison (2019). To what extent do humans have agency in the worlds they inhabit? What can we consider as animation? How far does life […]
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Sangha: Seeking of the Path Once there was a boy named Sudhana who also wished for Englightenment and earnestly sought the way. From a fisherman he learned the lore of the sea. From a doctor he learned compassion toward sick people in their suffering. From a wealthy man he learned that saving […]
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I am sorry blog, I have been away for too long, but here is a post about some translations from Japanese into English. I am sharing it for other Japanese learners and for anyone with an interest in Buddhism and Kanji. First up we have some letters I am sending to old students who I […]
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1.モーダス・ポーネンズ 一番… もし、大声と話したら皆さんがその声を聞こえます。/ 私は大声と話します。/ 皆さんが聞こえます。 2.モーダス・トレンズ 二番…もし、野球のゲームをやるので勝ちます。/. 勝ちませんから。/ 野球のゲームをやりません。 3. 加減的三段階論法 (かげんてきさんだんろんぽう) 三番…もし、お天気がいいので嬉しいです。/ もし、嬉しいですからパティーをしま す。/ もし、お天気がいいのでパティーをします。 4. 宣言的三段階論法 (せんげんてきさんだんろんぽう) 四番… 高さか安さ / 高くないので / 安いです。 5. 建設的な窮地 (けんせつてきなきゅうち) 五番… (もし、グダグダので寝ります。)と(もし、ぴんぴん(元気)ので起きます。) / グダグダか元気 / 寝るか起きる。 6. 同化 (どうか) 六番…もし、惨めなことは友達と時間を過ごしています。/ もし惨めなことは惨めなことは/ 惨めな事と友達を過ごしています。 7. 単純化 (たんじゅんか) 七番…赤と緑 / 赤です。 8. 接続詞 (せつぞくし) 八番…青 / 青と黄色いです。 9. 足し算(たしざん) […]
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