Vince Pitelka on tue 14 jun 05
Lee Wrote:
>>There is one more thing. I believe this quote below illustrates De
>>Waal's misunderstanding about Mingei:
>>
>>> Yanagi's Korean potter, healthily illiterate, naturally aesthetic, too
>>> busy to be self-conscious is a vivid example of '/homo orientalis ./
Lee -
As Snail pointed out, the above exchange does not illustrate DeWaal's
misunderstanding of Mingei, it illustrates your misunderstanding of DeWaal.
I appreciate so much of what you have to say about Mingei and Yanagi, but
your criticisms of DeWaal are off-base.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
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