Eastern

This study of Sayf al-Din al-Amidi's (d. 631/1233) teachings on creation offers close analysis of all of his extant works of falsafa and kalam. Some of these were not known to previous scholars, yet they bear witness to key facets of the interaction...

That bad things happen to good people was as true in early China as it is today. Franklin Perkins uses this observation as the thread by which to trace the effort by Chinese thinkers of the Warring States Period (c.475-221 BCE), a time of great conflict...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789872828Author Kitaro NishidaFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Pantianos ClassicsPublisher Pantianos ClassicsWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

The six lectures that make up this book were delivered in March 2011 at London University's School of Oriental and Asian Studies as the Jordan Lectures on Comparative Religion. They revolve around the intersection of two ideas, nothingness and desire, as...

While phenomenology and Yogacara Buddhism are both known for their investigations of consciousness, there exists a core tension between them: phenomenology affirms the existence of essence, whereas Yogacara Buddhism argues that everything is empty of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784790486Author Idries ShahFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint ISF PublishingPublisher ISF Publishing

Confucian political philosophy has recently emerged as a vibrant area of thought both in China and around the globe. This book provides an accessible introduction to the main perspectives and topics being debated today, and shows why Progressive...

Islam and Morality considers how Islam, the Qur'an, and other Islamic texts have approached the ethics of a variety of contemporary and historical issues. Oliver Leaman provides a varied, balanced, and thought-provoking account of how Islamic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591813149Author John LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Sentient PublicationsPublisher Sentient PublicationsWeight(grams) 134g

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Syncretistic exegesis.The philosopher Philo was born about 20 BC to a prominent Jewish family in Alexandria, the chief home of the Jewish Diaspora as well as the chief center of Hellenistic culture; he was trained in Greek as well as Jewish ...

Based on original translations of passages from the works of three major thinkers of the classical Indian school of Advaita (Sankara, Vacaspati and Sri Harsa), but addressing issues found in Descartes, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Wittgenstein and contemporary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596059290Author Three InitiatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Cosimo ClassicsPublisher Cosimo ClassicsWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

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This wide-ranging anthology of classic and newly-commissioned essays brings together the major theories of multiculturalism from a multiplicity of philosophical perspectives.About the AuthorThe editor is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Emory...

Through a systematic introduction of Confucius as a historical figure, a spiritual leader, a philosopher, a political reformer, an educator, and a person, this book offers a comprehensive, lucid, and in-depth articulation of Confucius and his teachings...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439261798Author Rt Hon Sir John WheelerFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991618224Author Editorial Board of Theosophy TrustFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Theosophy Trust BooksPublisher Theosophy Trust BooksWeight(grams)...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789171494689Author Prabhupada BhaktivedantaFormat PaperbackPage Count 57Imprint Bhaktivedanta Book TrustPublisher Bhaktivedanta Book Trust

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783847108627Author Karl BaierFormat HardbackPage Count 630Imprint V&R unipress GmbHPublisher V&R unipress GmbHWeight(grams) 1024g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788120830943Author Charles WillemenFormat HardbackPage Count 357Imprint Motilal Banarsidass,Publisher Motilal Banarsidass,Dimensions(mm) 220mm * 150mm * 30mm

One of the most important introductions to Japanese philosophy, translated from the original Japanese.The History of Modern Japanese Philosophy attempts to describe the entire history of philosophy in Japan from its introduction in the Meiji period to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798880903351Author ConfuciusFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Start Classics-NbnPublisher Start Classics-Nbn

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938477171Author Swami KarunanandaFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Integral Yoga PublicationsPublisher Integral Yoga Publications

The first comprehensive survey of Islamic philosophy from the seventh century to the present, this classic discusses Islamic thought and its effect on the cultural aspects of Muslim life. Fakhry shows how Islamic philosophy has followed from the earliest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780932040909Author Sri SatchidanandaFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Integral Yoga PublicationsPublisher Integral Yoga PublicationsWeight(grams)...

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India in ancient times has encountered many foreign travellers and invaders. Shakas, Kushanas, Greeks, Persians, Huns, and Indo-Romans had conquered parts of India. Many Greek chronicle writers had written about the description of India. However, the...

Traces the evolving uses of writing to command assent and authority in early China, an evolution that culminated in the establishment of a textual canon as the basis of imperial authority.This book traces the evolving uses of writing to command assent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398818934Author Sun TzuFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Sirius EntertainmentPublisher Sirius EntertainmentWeight(grams) 513gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780757000294Author Lao TzuFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Square One PublishersPublisher Square One PublishersDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 9mm

Syncretistic exegesis.The philosopher Philo was born about 20 BC to a prominent Jewish family in Alexandria, the chief home of the Jewish Diaspora as well as the chief center of Hellenistic culture; he was trained in Greek as well as Jewish ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788198985415Author Satchidananda K. MurtyFormat PaperbackPage Count 378Imprint Motilal Banarsidass PublicationsPublisher Motilal Banarsidass...

Explores how spiritual values are learned and mind and body developed through the practice of the Japanese arts.It is through the practice of the arts, and not through rules or theory that moral and spiritual values are taught in Japan. Author Robert E...

A landmark account of Indian philosophy by acclaimed scholar Heinrich ZimmerPhilosophies of India is a landmark work on the foundations of Indian philosophy. Based on the copious notes of the great Indologist, linguist, and historian Heinrich Zimmer, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789348911414Author Mukunda RaoFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Motilal Banarsidass PublicationsPublisher Motilal Banarsidass PublicationsWeight(grams)...

Posits the origin of a specifically Chinese concept of "word-meaning," and sheds new light on the linguistic ideas in early Chinese philosophical texts.The Emergence of Word-Meaning in Early China makes an innovative contribution to studies of language...

The essays in this book explore the consequences of globalization for democracy, covering issues which include whether democracy implies exclusion or borders, and whether it is possible to create a democracy on a global level. Explores the consequences...