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A look at an economic disaster from a philosophical perspective A decade after the financial crisis, this publication considered the event from the standpoint of philosophy. Moral Responsibility and the Financial Crisis is a Midwest Studies in...

The planet is undergoing a global change in climate that has begun to negatively affect populations and is predicted to accelerate in the coming decades. The human beings now on Earth are the first to exist when the climatic dynamics of the planet are...

Buddhist Philosophy: A Comparative Approach presents a series of readings that examine the prominent thinkers and texts of the Buddhist tradition in the round, introducing contemporary readers to major theories and debates at the intersection of Buddhist...

Explores various aspects of the concept of forward-looking collective responsibility and its application Presents fifteen articles written by leading philosophers from around the world Extends the philosophical discussion of collective responsibility and...

Sixteen collected essays examine Chinese Philosophy around 4 major topics Furthers and deepens fundamental inquiries, including: What is philosophy? Is there more than one origin of philosophy? Have we embraced other traditions as well as integrated...

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...

Although Islamic philosophy represents one of the leading philosophical traditions in the world, it has only recently begun to receive the attention it deserves in the non-Islamic world. This important text provides a concise and accessible introduction...

Written by Jorge Gracia, one of the most influential thinkers of Hispanic/Latino descent, this volume provides a superb introduction to the philosophical, social, and political elements of Hispanic/Latino identity. The book explores central historical...

Since the end of the nineteenth century, Chinese philosophy has experienced an intensely self-conscious creative transformation. Contemporary Chinese philosophers developed sophisticated positions in many central areas of philosophy and set out to...

This anthology promotes a new vision: American Philosophy as complex and constantly changing, enlivened by historically marginalized, yet never silent, voices. The readings provide a sense of the history and context of sophisticated, ongoing...

"The Blackwell Guide to American Philosophy" offers the most ambitious survey to date of American philosophical thought. It provides a comprehensive history of philosophical thought in America. It brings together 24 newly commissioned essays...

The Blackwell Guide to American Philosophy offers the most ambitious survey to date of American philosophical thought. * Provides a comprehensive history of philosophical thought in America. * Brings together 24 newly commissioned essays written by...

In Exile and Otherness: The Ethics of Shinran and Maimonides, Ilana Maymind argues that Shinran (1173-1263), the founder of True Pure Land Buddhism (Jodo Shinshu), and Maimonides (1138-1204), a Jewish philosopher, Torah scholar, and physician, were both...

Latin American philosophy is best understood as a type of applied philosophy devoted to issues related to the culture and politics of Latin America. This introduction provides a comprehensive overview of its central topics. It explores not only the...

The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore (1918) is an academic study by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Published at the beginning of his career as one of India’s leading professors of comparative religion, the work is a masterful investigation of the teachings...

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 9780791475539Author David Peter LawrenceFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

This book, first published in 1962, is an analysis of the history of the philosophy of a country that has never distinguished philosophy from religion. Indian philosophy is not merely metaphysical speculation, but has its foundation in immediate...

Reevaluating the method of scientific investigation, James A. Bell provides a bold philosophical framework for developing and assessing archaeologists' theories of the past. More informed and judicious decisions, the author asserts, are made when...

From a Marxist philosophical perspective, this collection of essays investigates the maturing self-consciousness and self-assertion of Chinese academia, especially within the humanities and social sciences, permitting more penetrating insights and...

This book examines Gandhi's idea of swaraj as an alternative to the modern concept of political authority. It also introduces the readers to Gandhi’s ideas of moral interconnectedness and empathetic pluralism. It explores the Gandhian belief that...

This book explores frontier issues concerning the localization of Marxism in China by examining historical processes, cultural implications, and contemporary perspectives on this process of indigenization. Emerging in the 1840s in Germany, Marxism has...

As the final work by Ye Xiushan, one of the most famous philosophers and philosophy scholars in China, this two-volume title scrutinizes the historical development of both Chinese and Western philosophies, aiming to explore the convergence between the...

The Concept of Evil is dedicated to the analysis of the concept of evil. The term "evil" is used widely in ordinary language and yet philosophers have disagreed on what, if anything, distinguishes an evil act from a wrong act or an evil person...

From a Marxist philosophical perspective, this collection of essays investigates the maturing self-consciousness and self-assertion of Chinese academia, especially within the humanities and social sciences, permitting more penetrating insights and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590307281Author Sun TzuFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781119668909Author Andrew C. KhouryFormat PaperbackPage Count 500Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher John Wiley & Sons IncWeight(grams) 376g

Comparative political theory has grown into a recognized discipline in its own right in the last two decades. Yet little has been done to explore how political theory engages with the actual social, legal, and political reality of a particular polity...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607961192Author Musashi MiyamotoFormat HardbackPage Count 108Imprint www.bnpublishing.comPublisher www.bnpublishing.comWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061351419Author Sun-TzuFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 522g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788170229025Author Himansu RoyFormat HardbackImprint Concept Publishing CoPublisher Concept Publishing Co

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578631469Author Ajahan Sumano BhikkuFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/Weiser

When we know who we truly are, rather than who we take ourselves to be, we will realize that we are indeed the hero of our story and that we need not look to others or the world to find our heart's desire. The Hero of Our Story is intended to be a simple...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789390961993Author Jaganniwas IyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Vitasta Publishing Pvt.LtdPublisher Vitasta Publishing Pvt.Ltd

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789392510052Author Kedar Nath TiwariFormat HardbackPage Count 269Imprint Motilal Banarsidass,Publisher Motilal Banarsidass,

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789390696123Author Allahabadia Pran Nath PankajFormat HardbackPage Count 461Imprint Motilal Banarsidass,Publisher Motilal Banarsidass,

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788869773341Author Takeshi MorisatoFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Mimesis InternationalPublisher Mimesis International

What do we mean by nonviolence? What can nonviolence achieve? Are there limits to nonviolence and, if so, what are they? These are the questions the Iranian political philosopher and activist Ramin Jahanbegloo tackles in his journey through the major...