Hiroshi SatowImpermanence as BeautyWe are often overwhelmed by the fact that things never stay the same but go into decay and perish in the end, impermanence. Impermanence is…Jul 18Jul 18
Hiroshi SatowTominaga NakamotoTominaga Nakamoto(富永仲基) was one of the scholars in the Edo perio, who had the boldness to criticize Confucianism, Buddhism, and Shintoism…Jan 26Jan 26
Hiroshi SatowFragmentary Memoranda1. Comparing Plato’s ‘Parmenides’ and ‘Philebus’, it seems to me that, concerning the problem of the one and the many, in ‘Parmenides’…Mar 7, 2023Mar 7, 2023
Hiroshi SatowFrom Anselm to SpinozaThis writing of Spinoza and Anselm is just what came to mind in a chaotic way; I just wrote it down so it’s not so organized. I may delete…Dec 26, 2022Dec 26, 2022
Hiroshi SatowShould a Philosopher Follow Common Sense?It depends. I mean, she should when she should, but she shouldn’t when she shouldn’t. If she doesn’t, she might get into serious trouble…Oct 31, 2022Oct 31, 2022
Hiroshi SatowFragmentary Comments on Spinoza’s PhilosophyThe character of God changed from Judaism to Christianity. So we can say that there can also be found a change in the definition of God in…Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Hiroshi SatowOn Thales[1]Thales’ Philosophy I’m going to talk about Thales. It is said that Thales is the founder of the school of natural philosophy in ancient…Apr 22, 2022Apr 22, 2022
Hiroshi SatowFragments on Peak and Plateau ExperiencePeak and plateau experience is a term coined by Maslow. The plateau experience comes because of old age and follows the peak experiences.Mar 31, 2022Mar 31, 2022
Hiroshi SatowHonen’s One Sheet DocumentI’d like to write a short piece about Honen. Honen was one of the earliest Buddhism reformers in the Kamakura period in Japan. He…Feb 19, 2022Feb 19, 2022
Hiroshi SatowTo Define or Not To DefineHeidegger, in his Being and Time, famously quotes the following sentences from one of the works by Plato, meaning that though we are in…Feb 15, 2022Feb 15, 2022