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Tantric Sex - Volume 1 (Hardcover): Gabriel Pradiipaka Tantric Sex - Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Gabriel Pradiipaka
R1,279 Discovery Miles 12 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Chinese and Buddhist Philosophy in Early Twentieth-Century German Thought (Hardcover): Eric S. Nelson Chinese and Buddhist Philosophy in Early Twentieth-Century German Thought (Hardcover)
Eric S. Nelson
R4,594 Discovery Miles 45 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Presenting a comprehensive portrayal of the reading of Chinese and Buddhist philosophy in early twentieth-century German thought, Chinese and Buddhist Philosophy in Early Twentieth-Century German Thought examines the implications of these readings for contemporary issues in comparative and intercultural philosophy. Through a series of case studies from the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Eric Nelson focuses on the reception and uses of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism in German philosophy, covering figures as diverse as Buber, Heidegger, and Misch. He argues that the growing intertextuality between traditions cannot be appropriately interpreted through notions of exclusive identities, closed horizons, or unitary traditions. Providing an account of the context, motivations, and hermeneutical strategies of early twentieth-century European thinkers' interpretation of Asian philosophy, Nelson also throws new light on the question of the relation between Heidegger and Asian philosophy. Reflecting the growing interest in the possibility of intercultural and global philosophy, Chinese and Buddhist Philosophy in Early Twentieth-Century German Thought opens up the possibility of a more inclusive intercultural conception of philosophy.

Dao Companion to Contemporary Confucian Philosophy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): David Elstein Dao Companion to Contemporary Confucian Philosophy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
David Elstein
R4,973 Discovery Miles 49 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This edited volume presents a comprehensive examination of contemporary Confucian philosophy from its roots in the late 19th century to the present day. It provides a thorough introduction to the major philosophers and topics in contemporary Confucian philosophy. The individual chapters study the central figures in 20th century Confucian philosophy in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, as well as the important influences on recent Confucian philosophy. In addition, topical chapters focus on contemporary Confucian theory of knowledge, ethics, politics, aesthetics, and views of human nature. The volume brings together scholars from around the world to provide a sound overview of the philosophy of the period and illustrate the important current debates. Confucian philosophy has been undergoing a revival in China for more than three decades, and this book presents the most significant work of the past century and more. By giving a detailed account of the philosophical positions involved, explaining the terminology of contemporary Confucian philosophy, and situating the views in their historical context, this volume enables the reader to understand what is at stake and evaluate the arguments.

Art of War - Centenniel Anthology Edition with Translations by Zieger and Giles (Hardcover): Sun Tzu Art of War - Centenniel Anthology Edition with Translations by Zieger and Giles (Hardcover)
Sun Tzu; Translated by Andrew W Zieger, Lionel Giles
R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From business to politics to sports, the Art of War is as timely for leaders today as it was for military strategists in ancient China: strategy, negotiation, management, analysis, psychology, logistics, risk, conflict -- everyone from Secretary of State Colin Powell to influential tech CEO Larry Ellison to NBA super-coach Phil Jackson has profited from the timeless wisdom of Sun Tzu's classic. This centennial anthology of Art of War celebrates a hundred years of English translation and scholarship in the study of Sun Tzu's timeless military strategy masterpiece.

Included with the original source Chinese are two groundbreaking translations: Andrew W. Zieger's 2010 Sun Tzu's Original Art of War, which utilizes the latest scholarly and archeological research to bring the modern English reader closer than ever before to experiencing Sun Tzu as his first readers did some 2500 years ago; and the translation that started it all, Lionel Giles' 1910 seminal, oft-quoted The Art of War: The Oldest Military Treatise in the World.

Building on the scholarship and research of the last hundred years, PART I is the 2010 Zieger translation, the first translation of Sun Tzu to utilize the rigorous and painstaking methodologies refined by the thousands of translators, editors and scholars that have dedicated their lives in the field of biblical translation. The result is a rendering of Sun Tzu that pushes beyond concepts and meaning to clearly reveal the imagery and voice of the original Chinese. PART II presents the 1910 Giles Translation, undoubtedly the most influential and ubiquitous version in publication - and a must-read for anyone seriously interested in Sun Tzu or translation. Despite the limitations of the age - incomplete archaeological data and undeveloped translation methodology that resulted in inevitable inaccuracies - it is a translation that stands up remarkably well against many modern translations.

A must-have volume for those serious about understanding Sun Tzu.

Zen and the Successful Horseplayer (Hardcover): Frederic Donner Zen and the Successful Horseplayer (Hardcover)
Frederic Donner
R762 Discovery Miles 7 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Kybalion - A Study of The Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece (Hardcover): "Three Initiates" The Kybalion - A Study of The Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece (Hardcover)
"Three Initiates"
R514 Discovery Miles 5 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Chinese Philosophy - An Introduction (Hardcover): Ronnie L. Littlejohn Chinese Philosophy - An Introduction (Hardcover)
Ronnie L. Littlejohn
R4,578 Discovery Miles 45 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The philosophical traditions of China have arguably influenced more human beings than any other. China has been the home not only of its indigenous philosophical traditions of Confucianism and Daoism, but also of uniquely modified forms of Buddhism. As Ronnie L Littlejohn shows, these traditions have for thousands of years formed the bedrock of the longest continuing civilization on the planet; and Chinese philosophy has profoundly shaped the institutions, social practices and psychological character of East and Southeast Asia. The author here surveys the key texts and philosophical systems of Chinese thinkers in a completely original and illuminating way. Ranging from the Han dynasty to the present, he discusses the six classical schools of Chinese philosophy (Yin-Yang, Ru, Mo, Ming, Fa and Dao-De); the arrival of Buddhism in China and its distinctive development; the central figures and movements from the end of the Tang dynasty to the introduction into China of Western thought; and the impact of Chinese philosophers ranging from Confucius and Laozi to Tu Weiming on their equivalents in the West."

The Great Prajna Paramita Sutra, Volume 1 (Hardcover): Naichen Chen The Great Prajna Paramita Sutra, Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Naichen Chen
R1,068 Discovery Miles 10 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A history of Indian philosophy (Volume IV) Indian Pluralism (Hardcover): Surendranath Dasgupta A history of Indian philosophy (Volume IV) Indian Pluralism (Hardcover)
Surendranath Dasgupta
R1,136 R1,024 Discovery Miles 10 240 Save R112 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sri Krsna - The Lord of Love (Hardcover, Revised ed.): Premananda Bharati, Premananda Sri Krsna - The Lord of Love (Hardcover, Revised ed.)
Premananda Bharati, Premananda; Edited by Neal G. Delmonico
R978 Discovery Miles 9 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Premananda Bharati's classic work, Sri Krishna: the Lord of Love, was originally published in 1904 in New York. It is the first full length work presenting theistic Hindu practices and beliefs before a Western audience by a practicing Hindu "missionary." Premananda Bharati or Baba (Father) Bharati had come to the USA as a result of the encouragement of his co-religionists in India and of a vision he received while living in a pilgrimage site sacred to his tradition. He arrived in the USA in 1902 and stayed until 1911 with one return journey to India in 1907 with several of his American disciples. His book, Sri Krishna, was read and admired by numerous American and British men and women of the early 20th century and captured the attention of the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy through whom Mahatma Gandhi discovered it. This new edition of his book contains two introductions, one by Gerald T. Carney, PhD, a specialist on Premananda Bharati's life and work and another by Neal Delmonico, PhD, a specialist on Caitanya Vaisnavism, the religious tradition to which Baba Bharati belonged. In addition, the text has been edited, corrected, annotated, and newly typeset. The spellings of the technical Sanskrit words in the text have been standardized according to modern diacritical practices. Appendices have been added containing supporting texts and additional materials bearing on Baba Bharati's sources for some of the ideas in his book and on his life and practices in India before his arrival in the USA.

Hierarchy (Hardcover): Agni Yoga Society Hierarchy (Hardcover)
Agni Yoga Society
R534 Discovery Miles 5 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Dermis Probe (Hardcover): Idries Shah The Dermis Probe (Hardcover)
Idries Shah
R562 Discovery Miles 5 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Confucian Perspectives on Learning and Self-Transformation - International and Cross-Disciplinary Approaches (Hardcover, 1st... Confucian Perspectives on Learning and Self-Transformation - International and Cross-Disciplinary Approaches (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Roland Reichenbach, Duck-Joo Kwak
R4,107 Discovery Miles 41 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book bridges the regions of East Asia and the West by offering a detailed and critical inquiry of educational concepts of the East Asian tradition. It provides educational thinkers and practitioners with alternative resources and perspectives for their educational thinking, to enrich their educational languages and to promote the recognition of educational thoughts from different cultures and traditions across a global world. The key notions of Confucian and Neo-Confucian philosophy directly concern the ideals, processes and challenges of learning, education and self-transformation, which can be seen as the western equivalences of liberal education, including the German concept of Bildung. All the topics in the book are of fundamental interest across diverse cultures, giving a voice to a set of long-lasting and yet differentiated cultural traditions of learning and education, and thereby creating a common space for critical philosophical reflection of one's own educational tradition and practice. The book is especially timely, given that the vocabularies in educational discourse today have been dominantly "West centred" for a long time, even while the whole world has become more and more diverse across races, religions and cultures. It offers a great opportunity to philosophers of education for their cross-cultural understanding and self-understanding of educational ideas and practices on both personal and institutional levels.

To Broaden the Way - A Confucian-Jewish Dialogue (Paperback): Galia Patt-Shamir To Broaden the Way - A Confucian-Jewish Dialogue (Paperback)
Galia Patt-Shamir
R1,247 Discovery Miles 12 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

To Broaden the Way suggests that the texts of both the Jewish and Confucian tradition talk in riddles of a special kind: riddles, which are introduced - and answered - by religious forms of life. Using a 'dialogue of riddles,' Galia Patt-Shamir presents a comparative perspective of Confucianism and Judaism regarding the relatedness between contradictory expressions in texts and living conflicts. The Confucian riddle is characterized here as a mystery to be deciphered by self-reflection, under the assumptions of a harmonious community, and a unity of being. The Jewish riddle is characterized as a test to be responded to, under the assumption of a disharmonious community, and a necessary rapture in reality. This book expands the dialogue between traditions, and offers both a method and an implication of the question, 'what is religion about?'

History of Chinese Philosophy in the Ming Dynasty (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Xue-zhi Zhang History of Chinese Philosophy in the Ming Dynasty (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Xue-zhi Zhang; Translated by Benjamin Michael Coles
R3,792 Discovery Miles 37 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book starts with the classification of the main views of different thinkers after the study of the original materials, which covers all the thinkers' thoughts and conceptions. A major objective of this book is to reveal the ideas of the philosophers. Key ideological opinions are stated with the former discussion of exact questions and further clarification of their philosophical meaning, which enables the readers to better understand the meaning and value of the philosophical thoughts. Since the logic and history are in accordance with each other, a frame of conception is formed then. Then, the author clearly explains the logical relationship in the frame mentioned before, as well as the formation of the key concepts and their relationship.

The Martial Arts Studies Reader (Hardcover): Paul Bowman The Martial Arts Studies Reader (Hardcover)
Paul Bowman
R3,738 Discovery Miles 37 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A decade ago, the question was 'could martial arts ever be studied academically?' Today we are witnessing the global emergence and rapid proliferation of Martial Arts Studies - an exciting and dynamic new field that studies all aspects of martial arts in culture, history, and society. In recent years there have been a proliferation of studies of martial arts and race, gender, class, nation, ethnicity, identity, culture, politics, history, economics, film, media, art, philosophy, gaming, education, embodiment, performance, technology and many other matters. Given the diversity of topics and approaches, the question for new students and researchers is one of how to orientate oneself and gain awareness of the richness and diversity of the field, make sense of different styles of academic approach, and organise one's own study, research and writing. The Martial Arts Studies Reader answers this need, by bringing together pioneers of the field and scholars at its cutting edges to offer authoritative and accessible insights into its key concerns and areas. Each chapter introduces and sets out an approach to and a route through a key issue in a specific area of martial arts studies. Taken together or in isolation, the chapters offer stimulating and exciting insights into this fascinating research area. In this way, The Martial Arts Studies Reader offers the first authoritative field-defining overview of the global and multidisciplinary phenomena of martial arts and martial arts studies.

The Lost Age of Reason - Philosophy in Early Modern India 1450-1700 (Hardcover, New): Jonardon Ganeri The Lost Age of Reason - Philosophy in Early Modern India 1450-1700 (Hardcover, New)
Jonardon Ganeri
R1,551 Discovery Miles 15 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Lost Age of Reason deals with a fascinating and rich episode in the history of philosophy, one from which those who are interested in the nature of modernity and its global origins have a great deal to learn. Early modernity in India consists in the formation of a new philosophical self, one which makes it possible meaningfully to conceive of oneself as engaging the ancient and the alien in conversation. The ancient texts are now not thought of as authorities to which one must defer, but regarded as the source of insight in the company of which one pursues the quest for truth. This new attitude implies a change in the conception of one's duties towards the past. After reconstructing the historical intellectual context in detail, and developing a suitable methodological framework, Ganeri reviews work on the concept of knowledge, the nature of evidence, the self, the nature of the categories, mathematics, realism, and a new language for philosophy. A study of early modern philosophy in India has much to teach us today - about the nature of modernity as such, about the reform of educational institutions and its relationship to creative research, and about cosmopolitan identities in circumstances of globalisation.

Reintroducing Philosophy: Thinking as the Gathering of Civilization - According to contemporary, Islamicate and ancient sources... Reintroducing Philosophy: Thinking as the Gathering of Civilization - According to contemporary, Islamicate and ancient sources (Paperback)
Anthony F. Shaker
R2,562 Discovery Miles 25 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sadhana - The Realization of Life (Hardcover): Rabindranath Tagore Sadhana - The Realization of Life (Hardcover)
Rabindranath Tagore
R514 Discovery Miles 5 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Elephant in the Dark (Hardcover): Idries Shah The Elephant in the Dark (Hardcover)
Idries Shah
R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Bhagavad Gita (Hardcover): Swami Swarupananda Bhagavad Gita (Hardcover)
Swami Swarupananda
R479 Discovery Miles 4 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Survey of Paramattha Dhammas (Hardcover, 2nd ed.): Sujin Boriharnwanaket A Survey of Paramattha Dhammas (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
Sujin Boriharnwanaket; Translated by Nina Van Gorkom
R873 Discovery Miles 8 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Story of Mohammed (Hardcover): Edith Holland The Story of Mohammed (Hardcover)
Edith Holland
R630 Discovery Miles 6 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Infinity II (Hardcover): Agni Yoga Society Infinity II (Hardcover)
Agni Yoga Society
R532 Discovery Miles 5 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Manifestos for World Thought (Hardcover): Lucian Stone, Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh Manifestos for World Thought (Hardcover)
Lucian Stone, Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh
R3,315 Discovery Miles 33 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What are the still-unknown horizons of world thought? This book brings together prominent scholars from varying disciplines to speculate on this obscure question and the many crossroads that face intellectuals in our contemporary era and its aftermath. The result is a collection of "manifestos" that contemplate a potential global future for thinking itself, venturing across some of the most marginalized sectors of East and West (with particular emphasis on the Middle Eastern and Islamicate) in order to dissect crucial issues of culture, society, philosophy, literature, art, religion, and politics. The book explores themes such as as universality, translation, modernity, language, history, identity, resistance, ecology, catastrophe, memory, and the body, offering a groundbreaking alignment of texts and ideas with far-reaching implications for our time and beyond.

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