Nicholaos Jones

Gebundenes Buch

Metaphors for Interdependence

Fazang's Buddhist Metaphysics

Beschreibung

Fazang was a Buddhist philosopher famous for using metaphors to explain why everything is interdependent. His teachings are influential for Neo-Confucianism as well as the contemporary movements of deep ecology and engaged Buddhism. This book combines analysis and exegesis to make a case for an accessible interpretation of Fazang's teachings.

Autor

Nicholaos Jones is Professor of Philosophy at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. His research focuses on systems thinking in metaphysics and contemporary sciences, with special attention to conceptions of interdependence in Huayan Buddhism and network explanation in systems biology. His work has appeared in British Journal for the History of Philosophy, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture, and Journal of the American Philosophical Association as well as British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Erkenntnis, Philosophy of Science, and Synthese.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 165mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9780197807194
• ISBN-10: 0197807194
• Artikelnr.: 73658093