JournaloftheFacultyofLetters,TheUniversityofTokyo(Aesthetics),Vol.6(1981)
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FortheactofthefirstTaniguchiSymposiumofPhilosophy,aStheorganizer,I
havedutyandpleasuretoexpressheretheheartythanksofallpartlCIPantStOMr.
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andtolivetogetherintheidealatmosphere.Ky血zes∂(求是荘whichmeans
housewhere
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OneOftheunfbrgetableplacesandIhopethishousemustbeoneoftheunfbrgetableplacesfbrthehistoryofphilosophythroughourseriousandfreindlyeffortsof
internationalandintergenerationalcollaborationinphilosophicalthinking.One
maylaughatsuchasentencebut
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dream
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sometimes
Cradleofidea･IthinktheabovementionedeWortanddreamareourbestgiftsto
Mr･Taniguchi･IwouldlikealsohereexpressmyheartythanktoalltheparticiPantS
and
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thevariousdomains,WhohaveglVentheirtimeandtalent
toourcommonaim･WecannotfbrgetthepracticaladviceandhelpofMr.Okuda
OftheTaniguchiFoundationand
ofMr･Kubo
ofthe
Hanky血TouristBureau
(TravelAgency).
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thecloslngSeSSionintheconftrenceroomintheHotel.
AstheorganizerIwaspresident,MadameParain-VialandMr.McCormickwere
Vice-PreSidentsinthissession･Everypersonexpressed
herand
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positiveand
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hthislastsessionwehavedistributedthefamoustextofLaotseabout〃Noth_
1ng"infrenchversion･Ihaveexplainedverybrieflywhatisessentialinthe
text.
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OftheEuropeanandAmericanphilosophy,WeCanfindsometimesverylntereStlng
thinkingaboutthe"Nothing"or"Nothingness".ButthethoughtoftheMu(無)
OfLoatseisoneofthedeepestexamplesinthehistoryofphilosophyinthescale
Oftheworld.SoIwishedtoreaditensembreasasouveniroftheOrientfbr
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lastmomentofthissession,MadameProfbsseurParain-Vialpresentedtometwo
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some
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Aftertheclosingsessiontherewerenatura11yfurthersomeprivateconversations
ordiscussionsinthecorridororinthechambers.Normallyeverynightthechamber
partlCIPant･Therefrom20
oftheorganizerwasopendtil1230,clockforevery
0,clockwehavediscussedeverythingphilosophicalorsecular･Itwasalsoforthe
aimofSymposiumverygood･Butthelastnightaftertheclosingsession,because
ofthemanytechnicalproblemsfbrfutureplannlng,WehaveglVenuPtheabove
mentioned
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somelimitedmembers,theywereProL
Olivetti,Prof･McCormick,ProL
ProLSasaki,Prof.FujitaandAssist.Hashimoto･Wehavenotyetorganizedan
ordinalexecutivecommittee,buttheseyoungermembersfurtherwithProf･Sakabe
andProf｣Hamaimustatleastinalternationmakeanexecutivecommittee.
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