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Scientific and Political Freedom in Islam - A Critical Reading of the Modernist-Apologetic School (Hardcover): Uriya Shavit Scientific and Political Freedom in Islam - A Critical Reading of the Modernist-Apologetic School (Hardcover)
Uriya Shavit
R4,140 Discovery Miles 41 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The modernist-apologetic approach to the relation between revelation and science and politics has been a central part of Arab discourses on the future of Muslim societies for over a century. This approach introduced historical and theological narratives and interpretative mechanisms that contextualize reason and freedom in Islamic terms to argue that, unlike with Christianity, it is possible for Muslim societies to be technologically and politically advanced without forfeiting revelation as an all-encompassing, legally-binding guide. 'Scientific and Political Freedom in Islam' critically examines the coherence and consistency of modernist-apologetic scholars. This is done through a discussion of their general theorizing on reason and freedom, which is then followed by discussions of their commentaries on specific scientific and political issues in light of their general theorizing. Regarding the former, the focus is Darwin's theory of evolution, while the universality of the "Biblical flood," the heliocentric model, the Big Bang model and Freudianism are also discussed. Regarding the latter, the focus is Islam's desired structure of government and concept of participatory politics, while individual freedoms are also discussed. The book argues that the modernist-apologetic approach has great potential to be a force for liberalization, but also possesses inherent limitations that render its theory on the relation between revelation and freedom self-contradictory. Introducing a significant body of new information on the reasons for the failure of secularism and democracy and the attitudes towards Darwinism in the Arab world, this book is a valuable resource for students and scholars of Islamic Studies, comparative religion, democracy studies and evolution studies.

History of Zen (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Yu-Hsiu Ku History of Zen (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Yu-Hsiu Ku
R4,350 Discovery Miles 43 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book tells about the "History of Zen" in China and Japan. It has altogether 16 chapters. The first eight chapters are about Zen in China and the later eight chapters about Zen in Japan. It is mainly concerned with a detailed account of inheriting lineage and sermons of different Zen schools and sects in China and Japan as well as the specific facts of Chinese monks crossing over to Japan for preaching and Japanese monks coming to China for studying. Chan (Zen) Buddhism first arose in China some fifteen hundred years ago, with Bodhidarma or Daruma being the First Patriarch. It would go on to become the dominant form of Buddhism in China in the late Tang Dynasty, absorbing China's local culture to form a kind of Zen Buddhism with Chinese characteristics. Zen Buddhism has not only exerted considerable influence on Chinese society and culture throughout its history, but has also found its way into Japan and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The lineage charts at the end of the book, collected by the author from different corners of the world, represent an invaluable resource. Further, the works and views on Zen of Western scholars introduced in this book are of great reference value for the Zen world.

Buddhist Revivalist Movements - Comparing Zen Buddhism and the Thai Forest Movement (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Alan Robert Lopez Buddhist Revivalist Movements - Comparing Zen Buddhism and the Thai Forest Movement (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Alan Robert Lopez
R2,448 Discovery Miles 24 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This text provides a comparative investigation of the affinities and differences of two of the most dynamic currents in World Buddhism: Zen Buddhism and the Thai Forest Movement. Defying differences in denomination, culture, and historical epochs, these schools revived an unfettered quest for enlightenment and proceeded to independently forge like practices and doctrines. The author examines the teaching gambits and tactics, the methods of practice, the place and story line of teacher biography, and the nature and role of the awakening experience, revealing similar forms deriving from an uncompromising pursuit of awaking, the insistence on self-cultivation, and the preeminent role of the charismatic master. Offering a pertinent review of their encounters with modernism, the book provides a new coherence to these seemingly disparate movements, opening up new avenues for scholars and possibilities for practitioners.

Dao Companion to the Philosophy of Xunzi (English, Chinese, Korean, Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Eric L. Hutton Dao Companion to the Philosophy of Xunzi (English, Chinese, Korean, Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Eric L. Hutton
R5,374 Discovery Miles 53 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the Confucian thinker Xunzi and his work, which shares the same name. It features a variety of disciplinary perspectives and offers divergent interpretations. The disagreements reveal that, as with any other classic, the Xunzi provides fertile ground for readers. It is a source from which they have drawn-and will continue to draw-different lessons. In more than 15 essays, the contributors examine Xunzi's views on topics such as human nature, ritual, music, ethics, and politics. They also look at his relations with other thinkers in early China and consider his influence in East Asian intellectual history. A number of important Chinese scholars in the Song dynasty (960-1279 CE) sought to censor the Xunzi. They thought that it offered a heretical and impure version of Confuciansim. As a result, they directed study away from the Xunzi. This has diminished the popularity of the work. However, the essays presented here help to change this situation. They open the text's riches to Western students and scholars. The book also highlights the substantial impact the Xunzi has had on thinkers throughout history, even on those who were critical of it. Overall, readers will gain new insights and a deeper understanding of this important, but often neglected, thinker.

Phenomenology and Intercultural Understanding - Toward a New Cultural Flesh (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Kwok-Ying Lau Phenomenology and Intercultural Understanding - Toward a New Cultural Flesh (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Kwok-Ying Lau
R4,233 Discovery Miles 42 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book approaches the topic of intercultural understanding in philosophy from a phenomenological perspective. It provides a bridge between Western and Eastern philosophy through in-depth discussion of concepts and doctrines of phenomenology and ancient and contemporary Chinese philosophy. Phenomenological readings of Daoist and Buddhist philosophies are provided: the reader will find a study of theoretical and methodological issues and innovative readings of traditional Chinese and Indian philosophies from the phenomenological perspective. The author uses a descriptive rigor to avoid cultural prejudices and provides a non-Eurocentric conception and practice of philosophy. Through this East-West comparative study, a compelling criticism of a Eurocentric conception of philosophy emerges. New concepts and methods in intercultural philosophy are proposed through these chapters. Researchers, teachers, post-graduates and students of philosophy will all find this work intriguing, and those with an interest in non-Western philosophy or phenomenology will find it particularly engaging.

Stranger in a Strange Land - Searching for Gershom Scholem and Jerusalem (Paperback): George Prochnik Stranger in a Strange Land - Searching for Gershom Scholem and Jerusalem (Paperback)
George Prochnik 1
R416 R338 Discovery Miles 3 380 Save R78 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Gershom Scholem, the great humanist thinker and founder of modern Kabbalah, is all but forgotten today. But here, in a biography as daring and inquisitive as its subject, George Prochnik goes in search of Scholem, restoring the reputation of a vital intellectual and finding in his work a vision with the power to reinvigorate contemporary religious and political thought. Tracing Scholem's life from his upbringing in Berlin, where he experienced a close and transformative friendship with Walter Benjamin, Prochnik reveals how Scholem's frustration with the bourgeois ideology of Germany during WWI led him to discover mystic Judaism, Kabbalah, and, finally, Zionism. But having emigrated to what was to become Israel, Scholem again found himself a 'stranger in a strange land', ill at ease with a prevailing conservative form of Zionism. Prochnik follows Scholem to the modern Holy Land - only to find that he too is disillusioned by the state politics he encounters. But through his profound study of Scholem and his own experience of Jerusalem, Prochnik not only questions the ideological and religious constructs of Jerusalem, but finds an ethical way forward, showing how a new form of pluralism might energize Jewish thought.

Sri Aurobindo's Vision of Integral Human Development - Designing a Future Discipline of Study (Paperback, Softcover... Sri Aurobindo's Vision of Integral Human Development - Designing a Future Discipline of Study (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
Monica Gupta
R3,508 Discovery Miles 35 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores the integral vision of human development contained in the original works of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. It delves into multiple layers of the human personality as envisaged by Sri Aurobindo and The Mother and explores a new developmental science of consciousness based on the practice of Integral Yoga. The book examines the major metatheoretical conceptions that shape the contemporary discipline of developmental psychology and discusses the ways in which Sri Aurobindo’s philosophical and psychological perspective can help break fresh ground for developmental theorisation and research by extending the current understanding of the human evolutionary potential. The author proposes a new agenda for human development which brings together the key ideas of integral individual and collective development and informs practices in the areas of counselling, education, parenting and self-development. This book will be of special interest for researchers of developmental psychology, human development, counselling psychology, philosophy, social work and education.

Dao Companion to the Analects (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014): Amy Olberding Dao Companion to the Analects (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
Amy Olberding
R5,593 Discovery Miles 55 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume surveys the major philosophical concepts, arguments, and commitments of the Confucian classic, the Analects. In thematically organized chapters, leading scholars provide a detailed, scholarly introduction to the text and the signal ideas ascribed to its protagonist, Confucius.   The volume opens with chapters that reflect the latest scholarship on the disputed origins of the text and an overview of the broad commentarial tradition it generated. These are followed by chapters that individually explore key areas of the text’s philosophical landscape, articulating both the sense of concepts such as ren, li, and xiao as well as their place in the wider space of the text. A  final section addresses prominent interpretive challenges and scholarly disputes in reading the Analects, evaluating, for example, the alignment between the Analects and contemporary moral theory and the contested nature of its religious sensibility.   Dao Companion to the Analects offers a comprehensive and complete survey of the text's philosophical idiom and themes, as well as its history and some of the liveliest current debates surrounding it. This book is an ideal resource for both researchers and advanced students interested in gaining greater insight into one of the earliest and most influential Confucian classics.

Dao Companion to Japanese Confucian Philosophy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014): Chun-chieh Huang,... Dao Companion to Japanese Confucian Philosophy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
Chun-chieh Huang, John Allen Tucker
R4,277 Discovery Miles 42 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Dao Companion to Japanese Confucian Philosophy will be part of the handbook series Dao Companion to Chinese Philosophy, published by Springer. This series is being edited by Professor Huang Yong, Professor of Philosophy at Kutztown University and Editor of Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy. This volume includes original essays by scholars from the U.S., Europe, Japan, and China, discussing important philosophical writings by Japanese Confucian philosophers. The main focus, historically, will be the early-modern period (1600-1868), when much original Confucian philosophizing occurred, and Confucianism in modern Japan. The Dao Companion to Japanese Confucian Philosophy makes a significant contribution to the Dao handbook series, and equally to the field of Japanese philosophy. This new volume including original philosophical studies will be a major contribution to the study of Confucianism generally and Japanese philosophy in particular.

Human Dignity in Classical Chinese Philosophy - Confucianism, Mohism, and Daoism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Qianfan Zhang Human Dignity in Classical Chinese Philosophy - Confucianism, Mohism, and Daoism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Qianfan Zhang
R4,218 Discovery Miles 42 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book reinterprets classical Chinese philosophical tradition along the conceptual line of human dignity. Through extensive textual evidence, it illustrates that classical Confucianism, Mohism and Daoism contained rich notions of dignity, which laid the foundation for human rights and political liberty in China, even though, historically, liberal democracy failed to grow out of the authoritarian soil in China. The book critically examines the causes that might have prevented the classical schools from developing a liberal tradition, while affirming their positive contributions to the human dignity concept. Analysing the inadequacies of the western concept of human dignity, the text covers relevant teachings of Kongzi, Mengzi, Xunzi, Mozi, Laozi and Zhuangzi (in comparison with Rousseau). While the Confucian notions of humanity (Ren), righteousness (Yi), and gentleman (Junzi) bear most directly on the conception of dignity, Mohism and Daoism provide salutary corrections to the ossification of the orthodox Confucian practice (Li).

Ubuntu Strategies - Constructing Spaces of Belonging in Contemporary South African Culture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Hanneke... Ubuntu Strategies - Constructing Spaces of Belonging in Contemporary South African Culture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Hanneke Stuit
R2,959 Discovery Miles 29 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Hanneke Stuit delves into Ubuntu's relevance both in South Africa and in Western contexts, analyzing the political and ethical ramifications of the term's uses in different media including literature, cartoons, journalistic fiction, commercials, commodities, photography, and political manifestos in contemporary South African culture.

Contemporary Confucianism in Thought and Action (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016): Guy Alitto Contemporary Confucianism in Thought and Action (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)
Guy Alitto
R1,997 Discovery Miles 19 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume focuses on contemporary Confucianism, and collects essays by famous sinologists such as Guy Alitto, John Makeham, Tse-ki Hon and others. The content is divided into three sections - addressing the "theory" and "practice" of contemporary Confucianism, as well as how the two relate to each other - to provide readers a more meaningful understanding of contemporary Confucianism and Chinese culture. In 1921, at the height of the New Culture Movement's iconoclastic attack on Confucius, Liang Shuming ( ) fatefully predicted that in fact the future world culture would be Confucian. Over the nine decades that followed, Liang's reputation and the fortunes of Confucianism in China rose and fell together. So, readers may be interested in the question whether it is possible that a reconstituted "Confucianism" might yet become China's spiritual mainstream and a major constituent of world culture.

Chuang-Tzu - A New Selected Translation with an Exposition of the Philosophy of Kuo Hsiang (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the... Chuang-Tzu - A New Selected Translation with an Exposition of the Philosophy of Kuo Hsiang (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)
Chuang Tzu, Yu-Lan Fung
R1,557 Discovery Miles 15 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book reprints an ancient Chinese work from the late Warring States period (3rd century BC) that contains stories and anecdotes exemplifying the carefree nature of the ideal Taoist sage. Chuang Tzu's philosophy represents the main current of Taoist teachings, and his text is widely regarded as both deeply insightful and a great achievement in the Chinese poetical essay form. The version presented was translated by Feng Yu-lan, the famous Chinese philosopher, who puts more emphasis on Chuang Tzu's philosophy than do previous attempts. William James once said that every great philosopher has a personal vision. When one has grasped that vision, the whole system can be easily understood. And Croce once said that the greater a philosophical system is, the simpler the central idea. Although the present translation is limited to the first seven chapters of Chuang Tzu's writings, it accurately conveys his main vision and ideas.

Psycho-Social Analysis of the Indian Mindset (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014): Jai B. P Sinha Psycho-Social Analysis of the Indian Mindset (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
Jai B. P Sinha
R2,331 Discovery Miles 23 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume situates Indians in the contemporary world and profiles the major facets of their thought and behaviour; then goes back to trace their roots to ancient thought to see how the past predisposes and the present guides Indians in their everyday life. The volume begins with a conceptual framework showing how the Indian worldview has encompassed and enveloped a variety of ideas and influences from divergent sources. As a result, Indians are both collectivists and individualists, hierarchically oriented while respecting merit and quality, religious as well as secular and sexually indulgent, spiritual as well as materialists, excessively dependent but remarkably entrepreneurial, non-violent in principle but violent in practice and comfortable in shifting between analytical, synthetic as well as intuitive approaches to reality. Such a coexistence of opposites often causes inaction, hesitation and perfunctory action, but also equips Indians to be innovative by continuously aligning their thought and behaviour to the demands of a milieu. The milieu has an inner layer consisting of desh (place), kaal (time) and paatra (person), which are embedded in the larger societal contexts of castes and classes, poverty, corruption, fragmenting politics, conflicts and violence and unfolding global opportunities and challenges. Cultural heritage permeates in all these. Indians function in this tiered, multifactorial, dynamic space. This volume draws evidence from ancient texts and the latest national and international research, many of which were conducted by the author and his associates. It does not, however, hesitate to indulge in anecdotal evidence, cases and speculative ideas in order to complete the picture. The author takes an in-depth view of the Indian mindset without getting the reader lost in either the intricacies of ancient philosophical abyss or the trivialities of present-day non-events.

Dao Companion to Classical Confucian Philosophy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014): Vincent Shen Dao Companion to Classical Confucian Philosophy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
Vincent Shen
R6,469 Discovery Miles 64 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume presents both a  historical and a systematic examination of the philosophy of classical Confucianism. Taking into account newly unearthed materials and the most recent scholarship, it features contributions by experts in the field, ranging from senior scholars to outstanding early career scholars. The book first presents the historical development of classical Confucianism, detailing its development amidst a fading ancient political theology and a rising wave of creative humanism. It examines the development of the philosophical ideas of Confucius as well as his disciples and his grandson Zisi, the Zisi-Mencius School, Mencius, and Xunzi. Together with this historical development, the book analyzes and critically assesses the philosophy in the Confucian Classics and other major works of these philosophers.  The second part systematically examines such philosophical issues as feeling and emotion, the aesthetic appreciation of music, wisdom in poetry, moral psychology, virtue ethics, political thoughts, the relation with the Ultimate Reality, and the concept of harmony in Confucianism. The Philosophy of Classical Confucianism offers an unparalleled examination to the philosophers, basic texts and philosophical concepts and ideas of Classical Confucianism as well as the recently unearthed bamboo slips related to Classical Confucianism. It will prove itself a valuable reference to undergraduate and postgraduate university students and teachers in philosophy, Chinese history, History, Chinese language and Culture.

The Common Good: Chinese and American Perspectives (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014): David Solomon,... The Common Good: Chinese and American Perspectives (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
David Solomon, P.C. Lo
R3,843 Discovery Miles 38 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book addresses the Confucian philosophy of common good and deals with the comparative philosophy on eastern and western understandings of common good.   The common good is an essentially contested concept in contemporary moral and political discussions.  Although the notion of the common good has a slightly antique air, especially in the North Atlantic discussion, it has figured prominently in both the sophisticated theoretical accounts of moral and political theory in recent years and also in the popular arguments brought for particular political policies and for more general orientations toward policy. It has been at home both in the political arsenal of the left and the right and has had special significance in ethical and political debates in modern and modernizing cultures.   This text will be of interest to philosophers interested in Chinese philosophy and issues related to individualism and communitarianism, ethicists and political philosophers, comparative philosophers, and those in religious studies working on Chinese religion. ​

Psychology in the Indian Tradition (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016): K. Ramakrishna Rao, Anand C.... Psychology in the Indian Tradition (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)
K. Ramakrishna Rao, Anand C. Paranjpe
R4,674 Discovery Miles 46 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This authoritative volume, written by two well-known psychologist-philosophers, presents a model of the person and its implications for psychological theory and practice. Professors Ramakrishna Rao and Anand Paranjpe draw the contours of Indian psychology, describe the methods of study, explain crucial concepts, and discuss the central ideas and their application, illustrating them with insightful case studies and judicious reviews of available research data and existing scholarly literature. The main theme is organized around the thesis that psychology is the study of the person and that the person is a unique composite of body, mind and consciousness. The goal of the person is self-realization. Self-realization consists in the realization of one's true self as distinct from the manifest ego and it is facilitated by cultivating consciousness. Cultivating consciousness leads to a kind of psycho-spiritual symbiosis resulting in personal transformation, altruistic value orientation and flowering of the hidden human potential.

Anthology of Philosophical and Cultural Issues - An exploration into new frontiers (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Yijie Tang Anthology of Philosophical and Cultural Issues - An exploration into new frontiers (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Yijie Tang
R2,527 Discovery Miles 25 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book argues that a general understanding of traditional Chinese philosophy can be achieved by a concise elaboration of its truth, goodness and beauty; that goodness and beauty in Chinese philosophy, combined with the integration of man and heaven, knowledge and practice, scenery and feeling, reflect a pursuit of an ideal goal in traditional Chinese philosophy characterized by the thought mode uniting man and nature.This book also discusses the anti-traditionalism of the May Fourth Movement, explaining that the true value of "sagacity theory" in traditional Chinese philosophy, especially in Neo-Confucianism in the Song and Ming dynasties, lies in its insights into universal life. In addition, existing ideas, issues, terminologies, concepts, and logic of Chinese philosophical thought were actually shaped by Western philosophy. It is necessary to be alienated from traditional status for the creation of a viable "Chinese philosophy." "Modern Chinese philosophy" in the 1930s and 1940s was comprised of scholarly work that characteristically continued rather than followed the traditional discourse of Chinese philosophy. That is to say, in the process of studying and adapting Western philosophy, Chinese philosophers transformed Chinese philosophy from traditional to modern.In the end of the book, the author puts forward the idea of a "New Axial Age." He emphasizes that the rejuvenation of Chinese culture we endeavor to pursue has to be deeply rooted in our mainstream culture with universal values incorporating cultures of other nations, especially the cultural essence of the West.

Islamic Philosophy and the Ethics of Belief (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Anthony Robert Booth Islamic Philosophy and the Ethics of Belief (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Anthony Robert Booth
R1,811 Discovery Miles 18 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this book the author argues that the Falasifa, the Philosophers of the Islamic Golden Age, are usefully interpreted through the prism of the contemporary, western ethics of belief. He contends that their position amounts to what he calls 'Moderate Evidentialism' - that only for the epistemic elite what one ought to believe is determined by one's evidence. The author makes the case that the Falasifa's position is well argued, ingeniously circumvents issues in the epistemology of testimony, and is well worth taking seriously in the contemporary debate. He reasons that this is especially the case since the position has salutary consequences for how to respond to the sceptic, and for how we are to conceive of extremist belief.

Batman and Ethics (Paperback): M.D. White Batman and Ethics (Paperback)
M.D. White
R529 R452 Discovery Miles 4 520 Save R77 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Batman has been one of the world's most beloved superheroes since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Clad in his dark cowl and cape, he has captured the imagination of millions with his single-minded mission to create a better world for the people of Gotham City by fighting crime, making use of expert detective skills, high-tech crime-fighting gadgets, and an extensive network of sidekicks and partners. But why has this self-made hero enjoyed such enduring popularity? And why are his choices so often the subject of intense debate among his fans and philosophers alike? Batman and Ethics goes behind the mask to shed new light on the complexities and contradictions of the Dark Knight's moral code. From the logic behind his aversion to killing to the moral status of vigilantism and his use of torture in pursuit of justice (or perhaps revenge), Batman's ethical precepts are compelling but often inconsistent and controversial. Philosopher and pop culture expert Mark D. White uses the tools of moral philosophy to track Batman's most striking ethical dilemmas and decisions across his most prominent storylines from the early 1970s through the launch of the New 52, and suggests how understanding the mercurial moral character of the caped crusader might help us reconcile our own. A thought-provoking and entertaining journey through four decades of Batman's struggles and triumphs in time for the franchise's 80th anniversary, Batman and Ethics is a perfect gateway into the complex questions of moral philosophy through a focused character study of this most famous of fictional superheroes.

101 Nights of Tantric Sex - How to Make Each Night a New Way to Sexual Ecstasy (Paperback): Cassandra Lorius 101 Nights of Tantric Sex - How to Make Each Night a New Way to Sexual Ecstasy (Paperback)
Cassandra Lorius
R462 R342 Discovery Miles 3 420 Save R120 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Switch off the mind, awaken all the senses and become aware of your whole body with this superbly illustrated guide to using and enhancing Tantric sexual energy. Tantra, the Tao of Love, is an Eastern path to self-development. Central to that path is healthy sexual energy, which needs to be harmonized if we're to live life happily and fulfil our true potential. The Tantra involves letting your mind go and learning to express yourself through your body. The Tantra nurtures intimacy, sexual and emotional self-confidence and the healthy development of sexual energy flow through the whole body. As the mind and body become harmonised by Tantric sex, communication skills, personal creativity and spontaneity are enhanced. 101 Nights of Tantric Sex leads you through 101 nights of rituals and meditations to bring you closer to the divine, including: Affirming your commitment * Playing the Yin-Yang game * Honouring your partner * Creating sacred space * Erotic touch * Co-mingling breath * Anointing the Chakras

Jewish Philosophy Past and Present - Contemporary Responses to Classical Sources (Paperback): Daniel Frank, Aaron Segal Jewish Philosophy Past and Present - Contemporary Responses to Classical Sources (Paperback)
Daniel Frank, Aaron Segal
R1,535 Discovery Miles 15 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this innovative volume contemporary philosophers respond to classic works of Jewish philosophy. For each of twelve central topics in Jewish philosophy, Jewish philosophical readings, drawn from the medieval period through the twentieth century, appear alongside an invited contribution that engages both the readings and the contemporary philosophical literature in a constructive dialogue. The twelve topics are organized into four sections, and each section commences with an overview of the ensuing dialogue and concludes with a list of further readings. The introduction to the volume assesses the current state of Jewish philosophy and argues for a deeper engagement with analytic philosophy, exemplified by the new contributions. Jewish Philosophy Past and Present: Contemporary Responses to Classical Sources is a cutting edge work of Jewish philosophy, and, at the same time, an engaging introduction to the issues that animated Jewish philosophers for centuries and to the texts that they have produced. It is designed to set the agenda in Jewish philosophy for years to come.

The Ideals of East and West (Paperback): Kenneth Saunders The Ideals of East and West (Paperback)
Kenneth Saunders
R1,003 Discovery Miles 10 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1934, and undertaken at the suggestion of Sayajirao Gaekwad III, then Maharajah of Baroda, this book examines the similarities and differences of ethical traditions in the East and the West. Saunders uses Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Hebrew and Christian texts to compare and contrast each system with the others, noting that 'East and West must cease from provincialism in a world now made one'. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in comparative religion and in the history of Western reception of Eastern ideas.

The Legacy of Liberal Judaism - Ernst Cassirer and Hannah Arendt's Hidden Conversation (Paperback): Ned Curthoys The Legacy of Liberal Judaism - Ernst Cassirer and Hannah Arendt's Hidden Conversation (Paperback)
Ned Curthoys
R1,071 Discovery Miles 10 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Comparing the liberal Jewish ethics of the German-Jewish philosophers Ernst Cassirer and Hannah Arendt, this book argues that both espoused a diasporic, worldly conception of Jewish identity that was anchored in a pluralist and politically engaged interpretation of Jewish history and an abiding interest in the complex lived reality of modern Jews. Arendt's indebtedness to liberal Jewish thinkers such as Moses Mendelssohn, Abraham Geiger, Hermann Cohen, and Ernst Cassirer has been obscured by her modernist posture and caustic critique of the assimilationism of her German-Jewish forebears. By reorienting our conception of Arendt as a profoundly secular thinker anchored in twentieth century political debates, we are led to rethink the philosophical, political, and ethical legacy of liberal Jewish discourse.

The Book of Five Rings (Hardcover): Miyamoto Musashi The Book of Five Rings (Hardcover)
Miyamoto Musashi; Illustrated by Victor Harris
R357 R290 Discovery Miles 2 900 Save R67 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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