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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Burtt, Edwin Arthur, Dr., 1892-1989

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Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1965-1966

Volume: 4 item(s); 4 pg(s)

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Biography

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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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1965/12/24 TL[c]from MertonI have received you book and have begun it, under conditions that are quite exemplary  read a book by Burtt and plans to send comment on the book at a later date / Merton sending book on Chuang Tzu
 1966/01/07 HLSto MertonMany thanks for your kind words about the book. I was sure you would find some common ground  mentions that there are similarities and differences between their ideas - looks forward to Merton's comments
 1966/02/09 HLSto MertonThe copy of <u>The Way of Chuang Tzu</u> which you kindly sent me has been forwarded to me here  praise for Merton's introduction to <i>The Way of Chuang Tzu</i> and Merton's simple and poetic skill in rendering Chuang Tzu / <i>Tao Teh Ching</i> / Merton's life as a hermit
 1966/02/24 TL[x]from MertonMany thanks for your kind letter. I realize that I promised further reactions to your book, which  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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