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A valuable source of information on third-century Chinese argumentation and thought, the essays are eloquent, clear, and to the point; humorous at times; philosophically subtle; and psychologically perceptive. They treat matters of perennial...

How should we evaluate the success of each person's life? Countering the prevalent philosophical perspective on the subject, Steven M. Cahn and Christine Vitrano defend the view that our well-being is dependent not on particular activities,...

In 1993, an astonishing discovery was made at a tomb in Guodian in Hubei province (east central China). Written on strips of bamboo that have miraculously survived intact since 300 B.C., the "Guodian Laozi," is by far the earliest version of the Tao Te...

In The Enduring Importance of Leo Strauss, Laurence Lampert takes on the crucial task of separating what is truly important in the work of Leo Strauss from the ephemeral politics associated with his school. Lampert focuses on exotericism - the use of...

This volume offers a rich and accessible introduction to contemporary research on Buddhist ethical thought for interested students and scholars, yet also offers chapters taking up more technical philosophical and textual topics. A Mirror is For...

Families of Virtue articulates the critical role of the parent-child relationship in the moral development of infants and children. Building on thinkers and scientists across time and disciplines, from ancient Greek and Chinese philosophers to...

Justice, equality, and righteousness--these are some of our greatest moral convictions. Yet in times of social conflict, morals can become rigid, making religious war, ethnic cleansing, and political purges possible. Morality, therefore, can be viewed as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780940985346Author Sri AurobindoFormat PaperbackPage Count 285Imprint Lotus PressPublisher Lotus Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804717724Author Werner MeissnerFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Stanford University PressPublisher Stanford University PressWeight(grams)...

A nineteenth-century aristocrat, Nishi Amane (1829-1897) was one of the first Japanese to assert the supremacy of Western culture. He was sent by his government to Leiden to study the European social sciences; on his return to Japan shortly before the...

Hsiin Yiieh's Shen-chien (Extended Reflections) is one of the four major philosophical works that have survived from the later Han dynasty (A.D. 25- 220). Presented here for Western readers is an English translation by Ch'i-ytin Ch'en of the entire work,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788472454583Author Thich Nhat HanhFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Editorial KairosPublisher Editorial KairosWeight(grams) 313g

The Philosophy of Xunzi sheds light on the teachings of a disciplined thinker who contradicted conventional schools of Confucian thought. Living in a time of great instability and discord, Xunzi came to believe that man's desires, if left unchecked,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788477209607Author Inazo NitobeFormat PaperbackImprint ObeliscoPublisher ObeliscoWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 212mm * 136mm * 11mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788472456228Author Alain DaniélouFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Editorial KairosPublisher Editorial KairosWeight(grams) 231g

Learning to Emulate the Wise is the first book of a three-volume series that constructs a historically informed, multidisciplinary framework to examine how traditional Chinese knowledge systems and grammars of knowledge construction interacted with...

This book publishes, for the first time in decades, and in many cases, for the first time in a readily accessible edition, English language philosophical literature written in India during the period of British rule. Bhushan's and Garfield's own essays...

This volume contains nine chapters of translation, by a range of leading scholars, focusing on core themes in the philosophy of Zhu Xi (1130-1200), one of the most influential Chinese thinkers of the later Confucian tradition. It includes an Introduction...

Justice and harmony have long been two of the world's most treasured ideals, but much of modern moral and political philosophy puts them on opposite sides of the divide between liberal theories of the right and communitarian theories of the good. Joshua...

A valuable source of information on third-century Chinese argumentation and thought, the essays are eloquent, clear, and to the point; humorous at times; philosophically subtle; and psychologically perceptive. They treat matters of perennial...

In this clearly written and accessible book, Stephen J. Laumakis explains the origin and development of Buddhist ideas and concepts, focusing on the philosophical ideas and arguments presented and defended by selected thinkers and sutras from various...

In an increasingly global society, non-Western thought can no longer be an afterthought for educators and their students. Asian Texts - Asian Contexts helps bring Asian philosophy and religion into wider classroom consideration by giving nonspecialists...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486836799Author Charles JohnstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

'Omoiyari is a form of selfless compassion - putting yourself in the shoes of others, and from their perspective anticipating their needs, acting in a way that might make them at ease, happy or comfortable.' This book...

Mozi (fifth century B.C.) was an important political and social thinker and formidable rival of the Confucianists. He advocated universal love-his most important doctrine according to which all humankind should be loved and treated as one's...

This text provides a series of closely related essays on the philosophical and theological work of Franz Rosenzweig and Emmanuael Levinas, two of the 20th century's most important Jewish philosophers. Focusing on the concept of transcendence, Richard...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438466583Author Marthe Atwater ChandlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

Magnanimity is a virtue that has led many lives. Foregrounded early on by Plato as a philosophical virtue par excellence, it became one of the crown jewels in Aristotle's account of human excellence and was accorded equally salient place by other ancient...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788441440029Author Eva WongFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Edaf AntillasPublisher Edaf AntillasWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 130mm * 20mm

Advaita Vedanta is one of the best-known schools of Indian philosophy, but much of its history--a history closely interwoven with that of medieval and modern Hinduism--remains surprisingly unexplored. This book focuses on a single remarkable work and its...

A nineteenth-century aristocrat, Nishi Amane (1829-1897) was one of the first Japanese to assert the supremacy of Western culture. He was sent by his government to Leiden to study the European social sciences; on his return to Japan shortly before the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788478084302Author OshoFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Editorial SirioPublisher Editorial SirioWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 135mm * 21mm

In A Time of Novelty, Samuel Wright re-envisions the relationship between philosophy and history in premodern India. This relationship is studied through the tradition of Sanskrit logic between 1500 and 1700 CE -- the period in Indian history that...

This book guides readers through ten classic works of Asian philosophy. Several major schools of Eastern thought are discussed, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism/Taoism, and Chan/Zen. The author connects the ideas of these schools to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398818743Author Sun TzuImprint Sirius EntertainmentPublisher Sirius EntertainmentWeight(grams) 794gDimensions(mm) 182mm * 118mm * 60mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438461496Author Siufu TangFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York Press

This comprehensive introduction to Chinese aesthetics and literature includes the major modern genres of poetry, fiction, and drama. Featuring the work of renowned scholars in Chinese studies, the book provides an historical survey of Chinese literature...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788433016713Author Willigis JagerFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Desclee de BrouwerPublisher Desclee de BrouwerWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 210mm...

Yang Guorong is one of the most prominent Chinese philosophers working today and is best known for using the full range of Chinese philosophical resources in connection with the thought of Kant, Hegel, Marx, and Heidegger. In The Mutual Cultivation of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781441339850Author Sun TzuFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Peter Pauper PressPublisher Peter Pauper PressWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 119mm...