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Asian philosophies

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Routledge 2018 New YorkEdition: 7thDescription: xxx, 395 p. Includes bibliographical references and indexISBN:
  • 9781138629721
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 181 K6A8
Summary: With an inside view from an expert in the field and a clear and engaging writing style, Asian Philosophies, Seventh Edition invites students and professors to think along with the greatminds of the Asian traditions. Eminent scholar and teacher John M. Koller has devoted hislife to understanding and explaining Asian thought and practice. He wrote this text to givestudents access to the rich philosophical and religious ideas of both South and East Asia. New to this seventh edition: Added material on Confucianism, including focused coverage of (1) the Analects and society and (2) ren and nature; Additional information on Theravada Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism, and Zen Buddhism as well as new in-depth coverage of ecological attitudes in Buddhism; Expanded coverage of ecological attitudes in all of the Asian traditions; Brief excerpts from primary sources to help better explain the key concepts; Added timelines for essential texts in each tradition; Improved Glossary and Pronunciation Guide; Additional text boxes, to help students quickly understand key ideas, texts, and concepts; Updated Further Reading sections. https://www.routledge.com/Asian-Philosophies-7th-Edition/Koller/p/book/9781138629721
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Table of contents:


PART 1 South Asian Philosophies

1. Historical Perspectives
2. Vedas and Upanishads
3. The Jain Vision
4. Buddhism: The Basic Teachings
5. Interdependent Arising and the Development of Mahayana
6. Madhyamaka and Yogacara
7. Society and the Individual
8. Self and the World: Sankhya-Yoga
9. Knowledge and Reality: Nyaya-Vaisheshika
10. Self and Reality: Mimamsa and Vedanta
11. Theistic Developments
12. Islam
13. Tradition and Modernity

PART 2 Philosophies of East Asia

14. Historical Overview of East Asian Philosophies
15. Yinyang Philosophy in the Book of Changes
16. Confucianism: The Thought of Confucius
17. Development of Confucianism: Mengzi, Xunzi, and Dong Zhongshu
18. Daoism: The Daodejing
19. Zhuangzi’s Daoism
20. Chinese Buddhism
21. Neo-Confucianism: The Grand Harmony
22. Korean Philosophy
23. Japanese Philosophy
24. Recent Thought

With an inside view from an expert in the field and a clear and engaging writing style, Asian Philosophies, Seventh Edition invites students and professors to think along with the greatminds of the Asian traditions. Eminent scholar and teacher John M. Koller has devoted hislife to understanding and explaining Asian thought and practice. He wrote this text to givestudents access to the rich philosophical and religious ideas of both South and East Asia.

New to this seventh edition:

Added material on Confucianism, including focused coverage of (1) the Analects and society and (2) ren and nature;
Additional information on Theravada Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism, and Zen Buddhism as well as new in-depth coverage of ecological attitudes in Buddhism;
Expanded coverage of ecological attitudes in all of the Asian traditions;
Brief excerpts from primary sources to help better explain the key concepts;
Added timelines for essential texts in each tradition;
Improved Glossary and Pronunciation Guide;
Additional text boxes, to help students quickly understand key ideas, texts, and concepts;
Updated Further Reading sections.

https://www.routledge.com/Asian-Philosophies-7th-Edition/Koller/p/book/9781138629721

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