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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Burtt, Edwin Arthur, Dr.".
Edwin Burtt was a professor at Cornell University at this time. He wrote books about the influence of philosophy and metaphysics on science. He had an influence on Aldous Huxley, and like Huxley, started writing more about eastern religions, especially Buddhism, in his later years.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1965/12/24 |
TL[c] from Merton |
I have received you book and have begun it, under conditions that are quite exemplary |
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read a book by Burtt and plans to send comment on the book at a later date / Merton sending book on Chuang Tzu
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1966/01/07 |
HLS to Merton |
Many thanks for your kind words about the book. I was sure you would find some common ground |
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mentions that there are similarities and differences between their ideas - looks forward to Merton's comments
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1966/02/09 |
HLS to Merton |
The copy of The Way of Chuang Tzu which you kindly sent me has been forwarded to me here |
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praise for Merton's introduction to The Way of Chuang Tzu and Merton's simple and poetic skill in rendering Chuang Tzu / Tao Teh Ching / Merton's life as a hermit
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1966/02/24 |
TL[x] from Merton |
Many thanks for your kind letter. I realize that I promised further reactions to your book, which |
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Burtt's thought on the logical positivists - Merton would like to know more about Wittgenstein and others - had course on Nagel at Columbia / liked last chapters with what Burtt said about "love, communication, and the implications of all this for our contemporary crisis"
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