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Individual enlightenment and social responsiblity: on the sociological interpretations of the Holy Monk Khruba Boonchum
(Assumption University Press, 2018)
This paper will assess some sociological interpretations of
Theravada Buddhism and Holy Monks which rely on such
concepts as charisma, millenarianism and utopianism. In
the past, sociologiests like Weber and Murti ...
Rene Guenon on the realization of traditional knowledge
(Assumption University Press, 2017)
This paper investigates the ‘metaphysical’ perspectives of
the French philosopher named René Guénon. Although
Guénon was French, he was often critical of Western
ways of thinking. Especially with regard to the concept ...
Chantal Mouffe and religious pluralism: agonistic experiments in non-western societies
(Assumption University Press, 2017)
This paper examines questions regarding the alleviation
and management of religious conflict. It will first examine
the philosophical framework of Chantal Mouffe as a
response to Carl Schmitt’s critique of pluralism. ...
Human autonomy and the overcoming of alienation in immaterial labor with reference to Zen Buddhism
(Assumption University Press, 2018)
This paper, will be a reflection on the changes in labor and
alienation in the information age. It will focus specifically
on the concept of immaterial labor and how this effects
human autonomy and the consciousness of ...
On bitcoin and Simmel's idea of perfect money
(Assumption University Press, 2019)
Georg Simmel in his book Philosophy of Money,described
how money evolves through history and predicted that it
will evolve to the point where it no longer relies on any
substance. He called this stage “perfect money,” ...