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From Africa to Zen : an Invitation to World Philosophy.
In the second edition of this groundbreaking text in non-Western philosophy, sixteen experts introduce some of the great philosophical traditions in the world. The essays unveil exciting, sophisticated philosophical traditions that are too often neglected in the western world. The contributors inclu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
2003.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the second edition of this groundbreaking text in non-Western philosophy, sixteen experts introduce some of the great philosophical traditions in the world. The essays unveil exciting, sophisticated philosophical traditions that are too often neglected in the western world. The contributors include the leading scholars in their fields, but they write for students coming to these concepts for the first time. Building on revisions and updates to the original, this new edition also considers three philosophical traditions for the first time-Jewish, Buddhist, and South Pacific (Maori) philosoph. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (629 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | BIBLIOGRAPHYINTRODUCTORY TEXTS IN AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY; 9-Indian Philosophies; A BRIEF HISTORY OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY; YOGA AND "ANALYSIS"; EARLY BUDDHISM; JAINISM; MAHĀYĀNA BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHIES; VEDANTA; "EXEGESIS"; THE MATERIALIST SKEPTICS; ATOMISM AND REALIST "LOGIC"; THE CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHIES; APPENDIX A: GUIDE TO SANSKRIT PRONUNCIATION; APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY OF SANSKRIT TERMS; APPENDIX C: A CHRONOLOGY OF SELECTED WORKS AND AUTHORS; GUIDE TO FURTHER READING; 10-Buddhist Philosophy as a Buddhist Practice; THE MIDDLE PATH AS COUNTERPHILOSOPHY. |
| ISBN: | 9780742580862 0742580865 0742513491 9780742513495 |