The puzzling nature of temporality and timing of reality remains controversial. This book offers a collection of studies that seeks a new answer by initiating a novel investigation informed by the ancient wisdom of the Greaco-Arabic-Islamic sources and inheritance, on the one side, and the contemporary discernment of Occidental phenomenology of life, on the other, in a common dialogical effort to unravel this great enigma of existence.

Breaking with strictly historical or textual perspectives, this book explores Jewish philosophy as philosophy. Often regarded as too technical for Judaic studies and too religious for philosophy departments, Jewish philosophy has had an ambiguous position in the academy. These provocative essays propose new models for the study of Jewish philosophy that embrace wider intellectual arenas including linguistics, poetics, aesthetics, and visual culture as a path toward understanding the particular philosophic concerns of Judaism. As they reread classic Jewish texts, the essays articulate a new set of questions and demonstrate the vitality and originality of Jewish philosophy."

In his 1976 "Maimonides: Torah and Philosophical Quest," David Hartman departs from traditional scholarly views about Maimonides by offering a new way of understanding the great man and his work. This expanded edition contains Hartman's new postscript.

A 12th-century rabbi, scholar, physician, and philosopher, Moses Maimonides is best known for his two great works on Judaism: Mishneh Torah and Guide to the Perplexed. They have often been viewed by scholars as having different audiences and different messages, together reflecting the two sides of the author himself: Maimonides the halakhist, who focused on piety through obedience to Jewish law; and Maimonides the philosopher, who advocated closeness with God through reflection and knowledge of nature. Hartman argues that while many scholars look at one aspect of Maimonides to the exclusion or dismissal of the other, the way to really understand him is to see both adherence to the law and philosophical pursuits as two essential aspects of Judaism.

Hartman's 2009 postscript sheds new light on his argument and indeed on Judaism as Maimonides interpreted it. In it Hartman explains that while Maimonides never envisioned the integration of halakhah with philosophy, he did view them as existing in a symbiotic relationship. While the focus of the Mishneh Torah was halakha and obedience to Jewish law, Guide to the Perplexed spoke to individuals whose love of God grew through their passion, devotion and yearning to understand God's wisdom and power in nature. Both modes of spiritual orientation lived in the thought of Maimonides.

This incisive, illuminating translation of the Tao Te Ching treats these sacred writings as religious philosophy having as their central message the value of peace. Refreshing and challenging, this is a landmark work for all those investigating Eastern religion and philosophy.

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A NEW TRANSLATION WITH COMMENTARY
ELLEN M. CHEN
The Too Te Ching: A New Translation with Commentary is a thoroughly contemporary study of a classical book, one which is perhaps humanity's earliest extant religious text. Professor Ellen Chen's new translation and commentary on the Tao Te Ching is the first to treat this sacred and influential collection of writings as religious philosophy, having as its central message the value of peace.

This new translation of the Tao Te Ching is valuable and unique in that it interprets the writings from internal textual evidence and portrays the text as a coherent, self-consistent, organic whole; it situates the Tao Te Ching in the context of ancient Chinese thought and religions, as well as places it in dialogue with traditional Western philosophies. It also critically incorporates the best insights of important past commentaries on the text. In addition, Chen's well-documented translation is a sensitive and accurate one, which attempts to supply consistent English equivalents for often-used key phrases in the Chinese.

The Tao Te Ching: A New Translation with Commentary probes the intricate history of the Tao Te Ching, as well as of Lao Tzu-who is traditionally believed to be its author. In her introduction, Professor Chen considers fascinating evidence for the authorship and dating of the text, and places the work in a social and historical context. Professor Chen makes it clear that this book, whose profound comprehension of mankind's place in the natural universe is of supreme value in this day of nuclear peril, is essential in establishing a consciousness of reconciliation among all creatures of our planet. The Tao Te Ching: A New Translation with Commentary is a refreshing and challenging discussion of the classic Tao Te Ching, a work whose vision of peace is the tantamount expression of our times and, in Ellen Chen's superbly rendered translation, a vision that must surely emerge and endure.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ellen M. Chen lectures and teaches on the subject of Taoism and oriental philosophy. She has written numerous articles for various journals, including Philosophy East and West and History of Religions. She is currently a Professor of Philosophy at St. John's University in Jamaica, New York.

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Often considered the most admired human being of the twentieth century, Mahatma Gandhi was and remains controversial. Among the leading Gandhi scholars in the world, the authors of the timely studies in this volume present numerous ways in which Gandhi's thought and action-oriented approach are significant, relevant, and urgently needed for addressing the major problems and concerns of the twenty-first century. Such problems and concerns include issues of violence and nonviolence, war and peace, religion and religious conflict and dialogue, terrorism, ethics, civil disobedience, injustice, modernism and postmodernism, forms of oppression and exploitation, and environmental destruction. These creative, diverse studies offer a radical critique of the dominant characteristics and priorities of modern Western civilization and the contemporary world. They offer positive alternatives by using Gandhi, in creative and innovative ways, to focus on nonviolence, peace with justice, tolerance and mutual respect, compassion and loving kindness, cooperative relations and the realization of our interconnectedness and unity, meaningful action-oriented engagement of dialogue, resistance, and working for new sustainable ways of being human and creating new societies. This volume is appropriate for the general reader and the Gandhi specialist. It will be of interest for readers in philosophy, religion, political science, history, cultural studies, peace studies, and many other fields. Throughout this book, readers will experience a strong sense of the philosophical and practical urgency and significance of Gandhi's thought and action for the contemporary world.

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1916. Contents: The Shantiniketan School Song; Introduction by Rabindranath Tagore; Shantiniketan by W.W. Pearson; and The Gift to the Guru.

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The Roerichs landed in Bombay in December, 1923, and began a tour of cultural centers and historic sites, meeting Indian scientists, scholars, artists, and writers along the way. By the end of December they were already in Sikkim on the southern slopes of the Himalayas, and it is clear by the speed with which they reached the mountains that the Himalayas were where their interest lay.

Mahatma Gandhi's Ideas Including Selections from his Writings By C.F.Andrews Contents Include: The Religious Environment: The Background of Hinduism The Hindu-Muslim Problem The Christian Contact "The Place of Jesus" The Ashram of Soul-Force The Religious Meaning of Swadeshi The Teaching of Ahimsa The Ethics of Khaddar "Our Shame and Theirs" The Historical Setting: A Confession of Faith, 1909 Passive Resistance in South Africa Tolstoy Farm Satyagraha in India "To Every Englishman" "To the Great Sentinel" The Bombay Riots Trial and Imprisonment The Fast at Delhi The Women's Movement in India A Morning with Gandhi Conclusion Bibliography

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Nicholas Roerich, a Russian painter, chronicles his expeditions through the Himalayas, his journeys to more than 50 monasteries, and his encounters with lamas.

1887. Sri Ramanuja is the most important philosopher-saint of Sri Vaishnavam and one of the most dynamic characters of Hinduism. He was a philosophical as well as a social reformer, displaying a catholicity that was nearly unparalleled in Hindu religious history before him. He revitalized Indian philosophy and popular religion so much that nearly every aspect of Hinduism has been influenced by his work. His life and works show a truly unique personality, combining contemplative insight, logical acumen, catholicity, charismatic energy, and selfless dedication to God.

1903. As exhibited in a series of articles contributed to the Calcutta Review. Those interested in the general history of philosophy will find in this volume an account of a very early attempt on the part of thinkers of a rude age and race to form a cosmological theory. The Upanishads are so many songs before sunrise-spontaneous effusions of awakening reflection, half poetical, half metaphysical, that precede the conscious and methodical labor of the long succession of thinkers to construct a thoroughly intelligible conception of the sum of things. This introduction to the Upanishads will prove indispensable for readers who are interested in Indian matters.

1909. Bushido, literally translated Way of the Warrior, originated in Japan between the 9th and 12th centuries. It was a code and way of life for Samurai, a class of warriors similar to the medieval knights of Europe. It was influenced by Zen and Confucianism, two different schools of thought of those periods. Bushido is not unlike the chivalry and codes of the European knights. Contents: Bushido as an Ethical System; Sources of Bushido; Rectitude or Justice; courage, the Spirit of Daring and Bearing; Benevolence, the Feeling of Distress; Politeness; Veracity or Truthfulness; Honor; The Duty of Loyalty; Education and Training of a Samurai; Self-Control; The Institutions of Suicide and Redress; The Sword, the Soul of the Samurai; The Training and Position of Woman; The Influence of Bushido; Is Bushido Still Alive?; The Future of Bushido.

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The Life-story And Teaching Of The Greatest Poet-Saint Ever To Appear In The History Of Buddhism.

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Vedanta Philosophy: Five Lectures on Reincarnation; Vedanta Philosophy: Self-Knowledge Atma-Jnana; and Vedanta Philosophy Or How to Be a Yogi.

Found in this work is the wisdom of the Vedic hymns, the Brahamanas, the Upanishads, the Maha Bharata and Ramayana, the Bhagavas Gita, the Vedanta and Yoga philosophies, as well as wisdom from the ancient and modern literature of India. Mr. Brown has selected some of the finest section of the Indian literature and gives them the proper arrangement in order that the person without any knowledge of the subject may easily become familiar with the literature of ancient and modern India. Illustrated.