tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14163887.post114056976505538145..comments2024-01-04T16:17:09.147+05:30Comments on Feel Philosophy: Western vs. EasternTusar Nath Mohapatrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067509498066370100noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14163887.post-1140626287670666382006-02-22T22:08:00.000+05:302006-02-22T22:08:00.000+05:30At university my encounter with Nagarjuna was eye-...At university my encounter with Nagarjuna was eye-opening, but I can count the people who shared my enthusiasm on one digit. Generally I think only a handful of people in any large University department will be genuinely curious. If a student is lucky, the true intellectuals will not be trying to strangle each other.<BR/><BR/>Surely then the kind of arrogance you're talking about is a defense mechanism.<BR/><BR/>If it makes you feel better, I could also count the people who genuinely shared my enthusiasm for Derrida on one digit--the same digit, as it were--although many people would nod their heads at the mention of the name, and overt hostility was rare.Fido the Yakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068567345146364385noreply@blogger.com