Do any of you know of people who effectively communicate a critique of something like romanticism? Context: I was thinking about simple enjoyment. I can imagine a good critique of a saccharine version of that, but I’m not sure that’s a huge problem compared to almost everything.
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Thanissaro has a book-length version that I’ve only skimmed. Romanticism is a major topic in McMahan’s book:https://vividness.live/2011/06/16/the-making-of-buddhist-modernism/ …
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McMahan says he takes *his* understanding largely from Charles Taylor, who I definitely should have read and haven’t read because… 896 pageshttps://amzn.to/2RM7RmB
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Thanks David, I’m quite sure I’ve never read Thanissaro Bikkhu’s critique before.
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He’s very good. Incisive and careful. I reject and abhor all his religious beliefs, but respect him enormously.
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