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Asian Texts — Asian Contexts: Encounters with Asian Philosophies and Religions(SUNY series in Asian Studies Development)

Asian Texts — Asian Contexts: Encounters with Asian Philosophies and Religions(SUNY series in Asian Studies Development)


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This book provides an overview of some of the great texts of Asian philosophy and religion along with an exploration of the contexts in which they arose.

Table of Contents:
Introduction David Jones and Ellen Klein Part I: Encountering Asian Philosophies and Religions The Importance of Asian Philosophy in the Curriculum John M. Koller The Confucian Worldview: Uncommon Assumptions, Common Misconceptions Roger T. Ames Part II: Texts India: On the Battlefield of Dharma: The Moral Philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita Vrinda Dalmiya Vimalakirti's Triumphant Silence: Bridging Indian and East Asian Buddhism Jeffrey Dippmann The Things of This World Are Masks the Infinite Assumes: Inroducing Samkhya and Yoga Philosophy Tom Pynn China: Too Twisted to Fit a Carpenter's Square: Using and Teaching the Daodejing Ronnie Littlejohn Performing the Meanings of Dao: A Possible Pedagogical Strategy for Teaching Chinese Philosophy Robin R. Wang Mengzi: Human Nature Is Good Xinyan Jiang Japan: The Dilemma of Dogen Brian Schroeder The Absolute Contradictory What: On How to Read the Philosophy of Nishida Kitaro? Gereon Kopf "The bottom of my soul has such depth that neither joy nor the waves of sorrow can reach it": An Introduction to the Kyoto School Jason Wirth Part III: Contexts Frameworks: History as a Vehicle for the Universal John A. Tucker Asking the Right Questions Francis Brassard A Sketch of the Diamond Sutra's Logic of Not Shigenori Nagatomo Art: Nama-rupa: The Paradox of Embodiment in Indian Art Harriette D. Grissom Philosophical Reflection and Visual Art in Traditional China Stephen J. Goldberg Philosophy: Teaching Chinese Philosophy from the Outside In Mary I. Bockover A Strategy for Integrating Confucius's Analects into a Typical Introduction to Philosophy Course James Peterman Contributors Index

About the Author :
David Jones is Professor of Philosophy at Kennesaw State University and editor of Confucius Now: Contemporary Encounters with the Analects. E. R. Klein is an independent scholar. Her books include People First! Professional and Business Ethics without Ethics.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781438426754
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press
  • Publisher Imprint: State University of New York Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 295
  • Series Title: SUNY series in Asian Studies Development
  • Sub Title: Encounters with Asian Philosophies and Religions
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1438426755
  • Publisher Date: 02 Mar 2010
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 544 gr


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