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Beschreibung
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) 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 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) philosophy.
Über den Autor
Robert C. Solomon, Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, is author of numerous books and textbooks in philosophy, including From Rationalism to Existentialism, The Passions, and The Bully Culture. Kathleen M. Higgins, professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, is the author of Nietzsche's Zarathustra, The Music of Our Lives, and Comic Relief: Nietzsche's Gay Science. Together, they have written A Short History of Philosophy, What Nietzsche Really Said, and edited World Philosophy: A Text with Readings.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Understanding Order: The Chinese Perspective
Chapter 2 Ways of Japanese Thinking
Chapter 3 Traditional American Indian Attitudes toward Nature
Chapter 4 Pre-Columbian and Modern Philosophical Perspectives in Latin America
Chapter 5 Arabic Philosophy
Chapter 6 Jewish Philosophy
Chapter 7 Persian Philosophy
Chapter 8 The Myth of Authenticity: Personhood, Traditional Culture, and African Philosophy
Chapter 9 Indian Philosophies
Chapter 10 Buddhist Philosophy
Chapter 11 Måori Philosophy
Chapter 12 Esoteric Philosophy

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780742513501
ISBN-10: 0742513505
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Solomon, Robert C.
Higgins, Kathleen M.
Redaktion: Solomon, Robert C.
Higgins, Kathleen M.
Auflage: 2nd Edition
Hersteller: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Robert C. Solomon (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2003
Gewicht: 0,457 kg
Artikel-ID: 102519871