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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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789393853189Author Rajiv SachdevFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Sterling Publishers Pvt.LtdPublisher Sterling Publishers Pvt.LtdWeight(grams) 660g

The advent of Hindu Studies coincides with the emergence of modern hermeneutics. Despite this co-emergence and rich possibilities inherent in dialectical encounters between theories of modern and post-modern hermeneutics, and those of Hindu hermeneutical...

This book recounts the history of Marxist philosophy in China between 1923 and 1945 through the writings and activities of four philosophers: Qu Qiubai, Ai Siqi, Li Da and Mao Zedong. Two of these philosophers - Qu and Mao - were also political activists...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788124603505Author George P. VictorFormat HardbackPage Count 351Imprint D.K. Print World LtdPublisher D.K. Print World LtdDimensions(mm) 230mm * 150mm * 29mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788120820678Author Charles S. J. WhiteFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Motilal Banarsidass PublicationsPublisher Motilal Banarsidass...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788120804135Author Surendranath DasguptaFormat PaperbackPage Count 631Imprint Motilal Banarsidass PublicationsPublisher Motilal Banarsidass...

Historical conditions at the end of the eighteenth century opened an arena between the formerly autonomous Jewish community and the Christian world, which yielded new departure points for philosophy, including revelation and philosophical reason,...

Historical conditions at the end of the eighteenth century opened an arena between the formerly autonomous Jewish community and the Christian world, which yielded new departure points for philosophy, including revelation and philosophical reason,...

"Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages" presents an overview of the formative period of medieval Jewish philosophy, from its beginnings with Saadiah Gaon to its apex in Maimonides, when Jews living in Islamic countries and writing in Arabic were the first...

The influence of Ibn 'Arabi, the 12th century Andalusian mystic philosopher extended beyond the Muslim world from Spain, to China, to Indonesia. Interest in Ibn 'Arabi in the west has grown over the last century. "Ibn Arabi and the Contemporary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800501515Author Simon AtkinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 262Imprint Equinox Publishing LtdPublisher Equinox Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 4078g

An exceptional contribution to the teaching and study of Chinese thought, this anthology provides fifty-eight selections arranged chronologically in five main sections: Han Thought, Chinese Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism, Late Imperial Confucianism, and the...

Exploring the Heart Sutra offers readers an interdisciplinary philosophical approach to this much-loved Buddhist classic, with a new translation and commentary. Situating the Heart Sutra within a Chinese context, Sarah A. Mattice brings together voices...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438433141Author Kam-por YuFormat PaperbackPage Count 233Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

The intellectual contributions of the Han (206 BCE-CE 220) have for too long received short shrift in introductory anthologies of Chinese thought. It was during the Han's unprecedented centuries-long unification of China that a canon of classical texts...

This volume brings together Rosenzweig's central essays on theology and philosophy, including two works available for the first time in English: the conclusion to Rosenzweig's book Hegel and the State, and Rosenzweig's famous letter to Rudolph Ehrenberg...

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...

In this collection of original essays, international scholars put Asian traditions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism, into conversation with one or more contemporary feminist philosophies, founding a new mode of inquiry that attends...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780943914282Author Paul BruntonFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Larson PublicationsPublisher Larson PublicationsWeight(grams) 518g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789888805693Author Hsiao-Yen PengFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Hong Kong University PressPublisher Hong Kong University Press

In the course of his career, Professor Richard M. Frank of the Catholic University of America produced a hugely significant corpus of works on the intellectual activity in Classical Islam known as Kalam, which he argued should be rendered as 'speculative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783847104087Author Chun-chieh HuangFormat HardbackPage Count 298Imprint V&R unipress GmbHPublisher V&R unipress GmbHWeight(grams) 506g

In this book, Shlomo Biderman examines the views, outlooks, and attitudes of two distinct cultures: the West and classical India. He turns to a rich and varied collection of primary sources: the Rg Veda, the Upanishads, and texts by the Buddhist...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783447067034Author Jens W BorglandFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint HarrassowitzPublisher HarrassowitzWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 239mm * 168mm *...

In Metaphorical Metaphysics in Chinese Philosophy: Illustrated with Feng Youlan's New Metaphysics, Derong Chen explores Chinese philosophy through a comprehensive study and critical analysis of Feng Youlan's new metaphysics, proposing a systematic...

This interdisciplinary collection of essays highlights the relevance of Buddhist doctrine and practice to issues of globalization. From various philosophical, religious, historical, and political perspectives, the authors show that Buddhism-arguably the...

Contrasting with conventional Neo-Confucian attempts to recast the Confucian heritage in light of modern Western values, this book offers a Reconstructionist Confucian project to reclaim Confucian resources to meet contemporary moral and public policy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788120829633Author Richard JelusichFormat HardbackPage Count 413Imprint Motilal Banarsidass,Publisher Motilal Banarsidass,

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788120818590Author Premananda DevaFormat HardbackPage Count 366Imprint Motilal Banarsidass PublicationsPublisher Motilal Banarsidass Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788178222813Author Jayant BurdeImprint New Age BooksPublisher New Age BooksDimensions(mm) 200mm * 140mm * 40mm

Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages presents an overview of the formative period of medieval Jewish philosophy, from its beginnings with Saadiah Gaon to its apex in Maimonides, when Jews living in Islamic countries and writing in Arabic were the first...

Theories of Truth in Chinese Philosophy deals with debates surrounding the concept of truth in early Chinese thought, from the earliest periods through to the Han dynasty. Alexus McLeod focuses first on the question of whether there is a concept of truth...

In his monumental study of Philo of Alexandria (1947), Harry A. Wolfson argued that the philosophical method developed by Philo, in which Greek philosophy and Scripture are combined, served as the model for Christian, Jewish and Islamic thinkers until...

The notion of qi/gi ( ) is one of the most pervasive notions found within the various areas of the East Asian intellectual and cultural traditions. While the pervasiveness of the notion provides us with an opportunity to observe the commonalities amongst...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788187498087Author S.C. DanielFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Regency PublicationsPublisher Regency PublicationsWeight(grams) 165g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783825357986Author Birgit CapelleFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Universitatsverlag WinterPublisher Universitatsverlag WinterWeight(grams) 4277g

Environmental Ethics in Buddhism presents a logical and thorough examination of the metaphysical and ethical dimensions of early Buddhist literature. The author determines the meaning of nature in the early Buddhist context from general Buddhist...

Buddhist Studies from India to America covers four important areas of Buddhist Studies: Vinaya Studies and Ethics, the history of Buddhist schools, Western Buddhism, and Inter-religious dialogue. These are the main areas which Charles S. Prebish has...

This book is both a good introduction to Chinese philosophy and an invaluable reference tool for sinologists. Comments by important Chinese thinkers are arranged around sixty-four key concepts to illustrate their meaning and use through twenty-five...