An Introduction to Indian Philosophy offers a profound yet accessible survey of the development of India’s philosophical tradition. Beginning with the formation of Brahmanical, Jaina, Materialist, and Buddhist traditions, Bina Gupta guides the reader through the classical schools of Indian thought, ..
This book engages students with essential source material, lively anecdotes, accessible writing, and a clear historical approach to millennia of Eastern thought...
This book engages students with essential source material, lively anecdotes, accessible writing, and a clear historical approach to millennia of Eastern thought...
This book examines democracy in recent Chinese-language philosophical work. It illustrates how Confucianism has transformed in modern times, the divergent understandings of Confucianism today, and how contemporary Chinese philosophers understand democracy, as well as their criticisms of Western poli..
This book examines democracy in recent Chinese-language philosophical work. It illustrates how Confucianism has transformed in modern times, the divergent understandings of Confucianism today, and how contemporary Chinese philosophers understand democracy, as well as their criticisms of Western poli..
Eastern Philosophy: The Basics is an accessible introduction to major Indian and Chinese philosophies, both past and present. Answering familiar ethical questions from the perspectives of different Eastern Philosophies, including Confucianism, Daosim, and strands of Buddhism and Hinduism, this book ..
Eastern Philosophy: The Basics is an accessible introduction to major Indian and Chinese philosophies, both past and present. Answering familiar ethical questions from the perspectives of different Eastern Philosophies, including Confucianism, Daosim, and strands of Buddhism and Hinduism, this book ..
Incorporating cultural and religious contexts, this unique Encyclopedia provides a vital guide to the main concepts and thinkers in Asian philosophy - starting with Abhidharma and ending with Zurvan...
In this study, Olberding proposes a new theoretical model for reading the Analects. Her thesis is that the moral sensibility of the text derives from an effort to conceptually capture and articulate the features seen in exemplars, exemplars that are identified and admired pre-theoretically and thus ..