wirevicus » Wittgenstein http://www.wirevicus.com/blog "I understand there's some sort of Cult of Lasar on campus, but the hype leaves something to be desired." (ratemyprofessor.com) Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:13:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Bob Mason on why Americans love Buddhism http://www.wirevicus.com/blog/2009/09/08/bob-mason-on-why-americans-love-buddhism/ http://www.wirevicus.com/blog/2009/09/08/bob-mason-on-why-americans-love-buddhism/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:14:51 +0000 Matthew Lasar http://www.wirevicus.com/?p=132 That Wittgenstein guy. Source: uncyclopedia

That Wittgenstein guy. Source: uncyclopedia

Why do we Americans dig this Zen Buddhism stuff? Are we superficial? Profound? And what does this have to do with that Wittgenstein philosopher guy? Bob has the answers, but they’re not pretty.

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