I argue that historical and comparative analyses of Heidegger and Zen Buddhism are motivated by three simple ideas: 1) Zen is uncompromisingly nonmetaphysical; 2) its discourse is poetic and non-rational; and 3) it aims to provoke a radical transforma . . .

The normative claims of some ethical theories receive justification from their founding layers. But some lack foundations. It becomes a meta-ethical challenge to understand the justificatory devices such theories employ. This study compares Taoism and . . .