If You Meet Social Construction Along the Road… A Dialogue with Buddhism

Abstract

The two of us have been long and deeply immersed in social constructionist inquiry. At the same time, we have both been absorb ed - both theoretically and personally - in the Buddhist tradition. Neither of these investments were derived from each other. They emerged in quite diff erent contexts. However, their co-existence was scarcely fraught with confli ct; on the contrary they seemed to play in scarcely conscious but harmonious parallel. The time has now arrived for meeting along the road, for explori ng the possibility of kinship. Through this exploration we hope to locate the basis for this sense of harmony. We anticipate that its dimensions will be conceptual, practical, and personal. It is our hope that we shall not only locate mutually supportive relationships, but scaffolding for new developments , and an appreciation for neighboring endeavors in research and therapy. As the reader will note, we write here of anticipa tion and hopes, of insights not yet formed. And this is indeed the cas e. We do not begin here with answers already in place, but with questions a nd curiosity. For this

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Kenneth J. Gergen (2006). If You Meet Social Construction Along the Road… A Dialogue with Buddhism. Works - Scholarship, Research, & Creative Expression (Swarthmore College).

@article{j2006if,
  title  = {If You Meet Social Construction Along the Road… A Dialogue with Buddhism},
  author = {Gergen, Kenneth J.},
  year   = {2006},
  journal = {Works - Scholarship, Research, & Creative Expression (Swarthmore College)}
}

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