University of Tennessee, Knoxville TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Masters Theses Graduate School 5-2006 Zen and the Samurai: Rethinking Ties Between Zen and the Warrior James Earl Hataway Jr. University of Tennessee, Knoxville Follow this and additional works at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes Part of the Philosophy Commons Recommended Citation Hataway, James Earl Jr., "Zen and the Samurai: Rethinking Ties Between Zen and the Warrior. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2006. https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/4486 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses by an authorized administrator of TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. To the Graduate Council: I am submitting herewith a thesis written by James Earl Hataway Jr. entitled "Zen and the Samurai: Rethinking Ties Between Zen and the Warrior." I have examined the final electronic copy of this thesis for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, with a major in Philosophy. Miriam Levering, Major Professor We have read this thesis and recommend its acceptance: Rachelle Scott, Johanna Stiebert Accepted for the Council: Carolyn R. Hodges Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School (Original signatures are on file with official studentecor r ds.) To the Graduate Council: I am submitting herewith a thesis written by JamesEarl Hataway entitled "Zen and the Samurai: RethinkingTies Between Zen andthe Warrior." I have examined the final paper copy of this thesis for form and content and recommendthat it be accepted in partial fulfillmentof the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, with a major in Philosophy.