"Bisy Backson" representing the most misguided of Western Society

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In the novel, The Tao of Pooh we are introduced to "Bisy Backson" who represents the most misguided of Western Society, as well, we are shown that Western societal thinkers/philosophers/writers represent, in their own way, the Tao. "Bisy Backson" confuses exercise with work and activity with creativity. "The Bisy Backson is almost desperately active," (p. 93) says Benjamin Hoff. He adds, "Let's put it this way: if you want to be healthy, relaxed, and …

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…to learn about how they should think... though many philosophy courses, such as Theory of Knowledge, may be text based, which I find, is ironic. For direct reference to the text, "What does Christopher Robin do in the mornings? He learns. He becomes educated. He integrates...knowledge" Of course, all this said with some words capitalized for no reason, and other random words to get to the point. Philosophers do not learn, they teach themselves.