Da Razão Suficiente à Meditação Consciente: Schopenhauer, Borges, Raul Brandão, Thich Nath Hanh

José Eduardo Reis

doi:10.53930/27892182.dialogos.8.136

From the Concept of Sufficient Reason to the Practice of Mindful Meditation: Schopenhauer, Borges, Raul Brandão, Thich Nath Hanh

Authors

José Eduardo Reis Universidade Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1002-0630

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53930/27892182.dialogos.8.136

Keywords:

Reason, Present Time, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Literature

Abstract

Do creative processes stem from human reason, imagination, affection, or are they merely artefacts that self-justify themselves? Is art an event that is governed solely by the temporal order of human life, or is its ultimate nature trans/atemporal? Is aesthetics a distinctive feature of art phenomenology, or does it also apply to everyday social practises? How does all art, regardless of the codes and grammars that govern it, owe something to a mindful awareness on the flow of life? How can a contemporary Zen master's explanation of a Buddha sutra be helpful to elucidate and expand upon these inquiries? Drawing on insights from Schopenhauer, Borges, Raul Brandão, and Thich Nath Hanh, this essay aims to provide a glimpse of some of the answers to these questions.

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Author Biography

José Eduardo Reis, Universidade Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal)

Associate professor at the Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro where teaches in the field of literary studies. Integrated researcher at the Instituto de Literatura Comparada da Faculdade de Letras do Porto. Has published regularly in the area of comparative literature studies with a particular focus on the subject of literary utopianism.

References

Borges, J. L. (1984). Obras Completas. Buenos Aires: Emecé Editores.

Borges, J. L. (1985). Los Conjurados, Buenos Aires: Alianza Editorial.

Brandão, R. (2000). Húmus. Edição crítica de Maria João Reynaud. Porto: Campo das Letras.

Ferreira, V. (1991). No limiar de um mundo, Raul Brandão. In Espaço do Invisível II. Lisboa: Bertrand Editora, pp. 195-196.

Hanh, T. N. (2010 [1990]). Our Apointtment with Life. Sutra On Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone. Berkeley: Parallax Press.

Schopenhauer, A. (1981). De La Quadruple Raiz Del Principio de razon Suficiente. Traducción y Prólogo de Leopold-Eulogio Palacios. Madrid: Gregos.

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Published

2023-11-17

How to Cite

Reis, J. E. (2023). From the Concept of Sufficient Reason to the Practice of Mindful Meditation: Schopenhauer, Borges, Raul Brandão, Thich Nath Hanh. Diálogos, 8, 65–80. https://doi.org/10.53930/27892182.dialogos.8.136

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Vol. 8 (2023): Art, Aesthetics and Creative Processes

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Articles

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