Philosophical Questions

East and West
Herausgeber: Gupta, Bina; Mohanty, J N

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Produktbeschreibung

Philosophical Questions: East and West is an anthology of source material for use in comparative courses in philosophy, religion, and the humanities. The readings-derived from the great works of the Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Islamic, and Western intellectual traditions-are presented as answers to some of the most enduring questions in philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 744g
• ISBN-13: 9780847692842
• ISBN-10: 0847692841
• Artikelnr.: 38493610

Autorenporträt

Bina Gupta is professor of philosophy and director of the South Asia Studies Area and Language Center at the University of Missouri. J. N. Mohanty is professor of philosophy at Temple University and is internationally known for his work in the area of Indian philosophy and Western phenomenology. He is the author of Transcendental Phenomenology (1989) and Classical Indian Philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 General Introduction: A Framework for
Comparative Philosophy Part 3 I Metaphysics Chapter 4 1.1 Introduction:
What is Real or Reality? Chapter 5 1.2 The Way of Truth Chapter 6 1.3
Metaphysics Chapter 7 1.4 Hymn to Creation Chapter 8 1.5 Hymn to Time
Chapter 9 1.6 Isa Chapter 10 1.7 Kena Chapter 11 1.8 Superimposition
Chapter 12 1.9 "Brahman" Chapter 13 1.10 Tao Te Ching Chapter 14 1.11
"Lao-tzu's Conception of Tao" Chapter 15 1.12 The Philosophy of Material
Force Chapter 16 1.13 Conditioning Causes and Nirvana Chapter 17 1.14 "The
True Nature of Reality" Part 18 II Epistemology Chapter 19 2.1
Introduction: What Are the Nature and Sources of Knowledge? Chapter 20 2.2
The Nature of Knowledge (Thaetetus) Chapter 21 2.3 Theory of Recollection
(Meno) Chapter 22 2.4 Means of True Cognition Chapter 23 2.5
Sentence-Generated Cognition Chapter 24 2.6 Cognitino Chapter 25 2.7
"Deliverance from Error" Chapter 26 2.8 Meditations Chapter 27 2.9 "Western
and Comparative Perspectives on Truth" Part 30 III Ethics Chapter 31 3.1
Introduction: On What Principles do I Judge Things Right and Wrong? Chapter
32 3.2 The First Sermon Chapter 33 3.3 Euthyphro Chapter 34 3.4
Nichomachean Ethics Chapter 35 3.5 The Analects Chapter 36 3.6 Universal
Love Chapter 37 3.7 The Bhagavad Gita: Action, Knowledge, Devotion Chapter
38 3.8 Political Theory of Islam Chapter 39 3.9 The Categorical Imperative
Chapter 40 3.10 Utilitarianism Chapter 41 3.11 Ambiguity and Freedom
Chapter 42 3.12 "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" Chapter 43 3.13 Ahimsa
Chapter 44 3.14 "Chinese and Western Interpretations of Jen" Chapter 46
Study Questions Part 47 IV Religion Chapter 47 Suggestions for Further
Reading Chapter 48 4.1 Introduction: Does God Exist? What is the Nature of
God? Chapter 49 4.2 The Ontological Argument Chapter 50 4.3 The
Cosmological Argument Chapter 51 4.4 On Spontaneity and A Discussion of
Death Chapter 52 4.5 The Concetion of God in Islam Chapter 53 4.6 "Reality
Omnipresent" Chapter 54 4.7 "Zen Enlightenment" Chapter 56 Suggestions for
Further Reading Chapter 56 Study Questions Chapter 57 Suggestions for
Further Reading Part 57 V Philosophical Anthropology Chapter 58 5.1
Introduction: What is the Nature of Human Beings? Chapter 59 5.2 Human
Nature Chapter 60 5.3 The Nature of Man in Islam Chapter 61 5.4 "What is
Enlightenment?" Chapter 62 5.5 "Is the Human Race Continually Improving?"
Chapter 63 5.6 "The 'Who' of Dasein" Chapter 64 5.7 "Man's Nature" Chapter
65 5.8 "Self in Japanese Culture" Chapter 66 Study Questions Chapter 67
Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 67 Study Questions Chapter 68 About
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