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Exploring Hindu Philosophy (Paperback): Ankur Barua Exploring Hindu Philosophy (Paperback)
Ankur Barua
R921 Discovery Miles 9 210 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This introductory text points to some of the diverse tapestries of Hindu worldviews where scriptural revelation, logical argumentation, embodied affectivity, moral reasoning, and aesthetic cultivation constitute densely interwoven conceptual threads. It begins with an exploration of some classical iterations of the quest for a fundamental ontology amidst the diversities of the everyday world. This quest is often embedded in both a diagnosis of the human condition as structured by suffering and a therapy for recovery from worldly fragmentation. A crucial aspect of this therapeutic structure is the analysis of the means of knowledge and the categories of reality, since in order to know the nature of the world one must proceed along truth-tracking routes. Such dynamic mind-world encounters are mediated through language, and Hindu philosophical texts extensively discuss the motif of whether or not deep reality can be comprehended through linguistic structures. These philosophical exercises also shape reflections on themes such as aesthetics, social organization, the meaning of life, and so on. As Hinduism increasingly migrates to western locations through practices of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness, and along with sensibilities relating to vegetarianism, ecology, and pacifism, we encounter multiple translations of these classical motifs relating to the self, language, and consciousness.

The Philosophy of Japanese Wartime Resistance - A reading, with commentary, of the complete texts of the Kyoto School... The Philosophy of Japanese Wartime Resistance - A reading, with commentary, of the complete texts of the Kyoto School discussions of "The Standpoint of World History and Japan" (Paperback)
David Williams
R1,503 Discovery Miles 15 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The transcripts of the three Kyoto School roundtable discussions of the theme of 'the standpoint of world history and Japan' may now be judged to form the key source text of responsible Pacific War revisionism. Published in the pages of Chuo Koron, the influential magazine of enlightened elite Japanese opinion during the twelve months after Pearl Harbor, these subversive discussions involved four of the finest minds of the second generation of the Kyoto School of philosophy. Tainted by controversy and shrouded in conspiratorial mystery, these transcripts were never republished in Japan after the war, and they have never been translated into English except in selective and often highly biased form. David Williams has now produced the first objective, balanced and close interpretative reading of these three discussions in their entirety since 1943. This version of the wartime Kyoto School transcripts is neither a translation nor a paraphrase but a fuller rendering in reader-friendly English that is convincingly faithful to the spirit of the original texts. The result is a masterpiece of interpretation and inter-cultural understanding between the Confucian East and the liberal West. Seventy years after Tojo came to power, these documents of the Japanese resistance to his wartime government and policies exercise a unique claim on students of Japanese history and thought today because of their unrivalled revelatory potential within the vast literature on the Pacific War. The Philosophy of Japanese Wartime Resistance may therefore stand as the most trenchant analysis of the political, philosophic and legal foundations of the place of the Pacific War in modern Japanese history yet to appear in any language.

The Authority of Experience - Readings on Buddhism and Psychology (Hardcover): John Pickering The Authority of Experience - Readings on Buddhism and Psychology (Hardcover)
John Pickering
R4,217 Discovery Miles 42 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection of writings presents contemporary views on the integration of Buddhism in the West. Over the past few decades Buddhism has deepened its presence in the West and as a result teachings and practices are becoming integrated with those of Western psychology in a more productive way. The decline of mechanism and positivism offers new opportunities to bring together Western Buddhist views of the mind and its relationship to its surroundings. Written by psychologists and scholars, the essays discuss many of the difficult questions raised by Buddhism's increased presence. In particular the issue of the balance between authenticity and accessibility is examined. Buddhist traditions are often perceived as inaccessible and too firmly fixed to a cultural framework with some people, especially women, left feeling alienated and undervalued. However, by responding to this by attempting to synthesise Buddhism with the values of contemporary culture can lead to doubts about authenticity and dilution. Examining these issues and many more, the contributors seek to bring Buddhism into a realistic and informed relationship with contemporary Western thought.

Averroes and His Philosophy (Paperback, Rev): Oliver Leaman Averroes and His Philosophy (Paperback, Rev)
Oliver Leaman
R1,764 Discovery Miles 17 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Averroes was born in 1126 AD in Cordoba, Andalusia. His education comprised a thorough grounding in the Maliki approach to jurisprudence and an Ash'arite introduction to theology. The Ash'arite put forward an interpretation of Shari'a and Islam which emphasizes the power and influence of God over all things, an emphasis which leads them to abandon the objectivity of causality, ethics, and the world as eternal entity. Averroes spent most of the rest of his life arguing against this approach. Despite his important stature in the history of philosophy, Averroes is a thinker whose work has been left largely unexplored in this century. It is the aim of this book to rectify this omission, and to argue that his philosophical output is of considerable philosophical as well as historical significance. Averroes' metaphysics is discussed, with particular emphasis upon the issues which were controversial in his time, such as the apparent denial of the immortality of the individual soul, the necessity of causality, and the distinction between essence and existence. The unity of his thought is stressed, and its source is discovered not in his religious views but in his theory of meaning. The dev

A Philosophy of Chinese Architecture - Past, Present, Future (Hardcover): David Wang A Philosophy of Chinese Architecture - Past, Present, Future (Hardcover)
David Wang
R5,087 Discovery Miles 50 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A Philosophy of Chinese Architecture: Past, Present, Future examines the impact of Chinese philosophy on China's historic structures, as well as on modern Chinese urban aesthetics and architectural forms. For architecture in China moving forward, author David Wang posits a theory, the New Virtualism, which links current trends in computational design with long-standing Chinese philosophical themes. The book also assesses twentieth-century Chinese architecture through the lenses of positivism, consciousness (phenomenology), and linguistics (structuralism and poststructuralism). Illustrated with over 70 black-and-white images, this book establishes philosophical baselines for assessing architectural developments in China, past, present and future.

The Authority of Experience - Readings on Buddhism and Psychology (Paperback): John Pickering The Authority of Experience - Readings on Buddhism and Psychology (Paperback)
John Pickering
R1,534 Discovery Miles 15 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


The decline of mechanism and positivism offers new opportunities to bring together Western and Buddhist views of the mind and its relationship to its surroundings. The purpose of this collection of readings is to present some contemporary views on this progressive integration.

Moses Maimonides (Paperback, Revised): Oliver Leaman Moses Maimonides (Paperback, Revised)
Oliver Leaman
R1,167 Discovery Miles 11 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Moses Maimonides (1135-1204) is recognized both as a leading figure in Jewish thought and as one of the most radical philosophers of the Islamic world. This work provides a general introduction to his philosophy, exploring his arguments, especially those to be found in his "Guide of the perplexed", and examining their implications and validity. Oliver Leaman shows that Maimonides' arguments - on the immortality of the soul, the basis of morality, the creation of the world, the notion of prophecy, the concept of God - are related to his central account of the meaning of religious language, and ultimately to his theory of meaning itself. The discussion offers insight into the rich cultural atmosphere of the Islamic world during Maimonides' time, and shows him to be the outstanding personality in the development of Islamic civilization. The study reveals the significance of Maimonides to contemporary philosophical and theological problems, and should be of interest to philosophers, theologians, Islamicists, and medievalists.

Understanding Eastern Philosophy (Hardcover): Ray Billington Understanding Eastern Philosophy (Hardcover)
Ray Billington
R3,914 Discovery Miles 39 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Understanding Eastern Philosophy provides an accessible critical introduction to how some of the key philosophies of the East compare with those in the West. Starting from a discussion of the problems of distinguishing between religions and philosophies, Ray Billington presents a clear picture of the key tenets behind Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Jainism and Confucianism. Moving on to compare the key themes of religious philosophy that cut across East and West, such as a belief in God, the soul, moral decision-making, nature and authority, Understanding Eastern Philosophy presents a fascinating and controversial picture of the contribution theistic religions have to make. With its belief in a personal God bestowing a particular version of 'truth', Ray Billington concludes that the universal mysticism characteristic of Eastern thought provides a more realistic and rewarding path than is commonly supposed in the West. Understanding Eastern Philosophy assumes no prior knowledge of religion or philosophy.

The Analects (Hardcover): Confucius The Analects (Hardcover)
Confucius; Translated by David Hinton
R257 Discovery Miles 2 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Formed in a time of great unrest in ancient China, The Analects is vital to an understanding of Chinese history and thought, and, 2,500 years on, it remains startlingly relevant to contemporary life. Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Highly regarded for the poetic fluency he brings to his award-winning work, David Hinton's translation is inviting and immensely readable. Confucius, the 'great sage' of China, believed that an ideal society is based on humanity, benevolence and goodness. His profoundly influential philosophy is encapsulated in The Analects, a collection of sayings which were written down by his followers. Confucius advocates an ethical social order, woven together by selfless and supportive relationships between friends, families and communities. He taught that living by a moral code based on education, ritual, respect and integrity will bring peace to human society.

The Awakening of Intelligence (Paperback, New edition): J. Krishnamurti The Awakening of Intelligence (Paperback, New edition)
J. Krishnamurti
R543 R419 Discovery Miles 4 190 Save R124 (23%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This comprehensive record of Krishnamurti’s teachings is an excellent, wide-ranging introduction to the great philosopher’s thought. With among others, Jacob Needleman, Alain Naude, and Swami Venkatasananda, Krishnamurti examines such issues as the role of the teacher and tradition; the need for awareness of ‘cosmic consciousness; the problem of good and evil; and traditional Vedanta methods of help for different levels of seekers.

Recent Japanese Philosophical Thought, 1862-1994 - A Survey (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition): Gino K. Piovesana Recent Japanese Philosophical Thought, 1862-1994 - A Survey (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition)
Gino K. Piovesana
R3,913 Discovery Miles 39 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1963, this text has been revised with an additional chapter by Naoshi Yamawaki to cover the intervening years up to 1994. It examines Japanese thinkers and philosophical thought through Japan's modern era.

Oriental Enlightenment - The Encounter Between Asian and Western Thought (Hardcover, Reissue): J.J. Clarke Oriental Enlightenment - The Encounter Between Asian and Western Thought (Hardcover, Reissue)
J.J. Clarke
R3,925 Discovery Miles 39 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What is the place of the Eastern thought in the West? This volume shows how despite current talk of "globalization", there is still a reluctance to accept that the West could have borrowed anything of significance from the East, and offers a critique of the "orientalist" view that we must view any study of the east through the lens of western colonialism and domination. The text provides an introduction to the fascination Eastern thought has exerted on Western minds since the Renaissance. This survey argues that any adequate history of Western thought must take into account how philosophical, religious and psychological ideas from India, China and Japan have been drawn into Western thought from the 17th century onwards. Tackling debates on orientalism, post colonialism and postmodernism, the text provides a perspective on cross cultural exchanges between East and West.

Suhrawardi and the School of Illumination (Hardcover, Annotated Ed): Mehdi Amin Razavi Aminrazavi Suhrawardi and the School of Illumination (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Mehdi Amin Razavi Aminrazavi
R3,914 Discovery Miles 39 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Shihab al-Din Yahya Suhrawardi, also known as Shaikh al-ishraq or the Master of Illumination, lived in the sixth century AH / twelfth century CE.
His thoughts form a consistent and coherent philosophical system, and a close study of his writings in Persian reveals a theory of knowledge generally called 'Knowledge by Presence'. The elaborate web of myth and symbolism in Suhrawardi's philosophy articulates his theory of knowledge, an important subject in the ishraqi school of thought.
Suhrawardi, who claims first to have discovered the truth and then embarked on a path to find the rational basis of his experiential wisdom, represents a thinker who tried to reconcile rational discourse and inner purification.

Medieval Jewish Philosophy - An Introduction (Hardcover): Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok, Dan Cohn-Sherbok Medieval Jewish Philosophy - An Introduction (Hardcover)
Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok, Dan Cohn-Sherbok
R3,915 Discovery Miles 39 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Beginning with the earliest philosopher of the Middle Ages, Saadiah ben Joseph al-Fayyumi, this work surveys the writings of such figures as Solomon ben Joseph ibn Gabirol, Bahya ben Joseph ibn Pakuda, Abraham ben david Halevi ibn Daud, Judah Halevi, Moses Maimonides, Gersonides, Hasdai Crescas, Simon ben Zemah Duran, Joseph Albo, Isaac Arama, and Isaac Abrabanel. Throughout an attempt is made to place these thinkers in an historical context and describe their contributions to the history of Jewish medieval thought in simple and lucid terms. The book is directed to students enrolled in Jewish studies courses as well as to those who seek an awareness and appreciation of the riches of medieval Jewish philosophical tradition.

Mencius on the Mind - Experiments in Multiple Definition (Hardcover, New edition): I. A Richards Mencius on the Mind - Experiments in Multiple Definition (Hardcover, New edition)
I. A Richards
R3,913 Discovery Miles 39 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Long out of print, I. A. Richards's extraordinary 1932 foray into Chinese philosophy is worth reviving for its detached interpretation of the Chinese classics.

Medieval Jewish Philosophy - An Introduction (Paperback): Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok, Dan Cohn-Sherbok Medieval Jewish Philosophy - An Introduction (Paperback)
Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok, Dan Cohn-Sherbok
R1,265 Discovery Miles 12 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Surveys the writings of leading Jewish thinkers, attempting to place them in an historical context and describe their contributions to the history of Jewish medieval thought in simple and lucid terms.

Morals and Society in Asian Philosophy (Hardcover, Annotated Ed): Brian Carr Morals and Society in Asian Philosophy (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Brian Carr
R3,900 R2,727 Discovery Miles 27 270 Save R1,173 (30%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection arises from the First Conference of the recently formed European Society for Asian Philosophy. It explores issues in Indian, Chinese, Japanese and Islamic philosophical traditions, both ancient and modern.
Across all philosophical traditions, Western or Asian, a central preoccupation has always been with the fundamental questions of moral and social philosophy, questions which link abstract philosophical enquiry with practical issues of how we should conduct ourselves in our personal and social life and how we can best organize our political institutions.

Friendship East and West - Philosophical Perspectives (Hardcover, Annotated Ed): Oliver Leaman Friendship East and West - Philosophical Perspectives (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Oliver Leaman
R3,927 Discovery Miles 39 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

There has been renewed interest in the concept of friendship in contemporary philosophy. Many of the existing treatments of the topic have been limited to Western notions of friendship, yet there is a far wider perspective available to us through an examination of a more extended cultural examination of the topic. Cultures other than those in Christian Europe have had important and interesting observations to make on the nature of friendship, and in this collection there is treatment not only of Greek and Christian ideas of friendship, but also of Islamic, Jewish, Chinese, Japanese and Indian perspectives. A rich and extended view of the concept of friendship results from these various examinations.

China's Legalists: The Early Totalitarians - The Early Totalitarians (Hardcover): Zhengyuan Fu China's Legalists: The Early Totalitarians - The Early Totalitarians (Hardcover)
Zhengyuan Fu
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This text discusses the Chinese Legalists, an ancient school of Chinese philosophy which flourished during the Period of the Hundred Contending Schools (6th-3rd century B.C.E.) The school perfected the science of government and art of statecraft to a level that would have greatly impressed Machiavelli. This period and its personalities, as well as a taste of the style and spirit of the Legalists' discourse, are made accessible to the student and general reader, placing into focus the roots of the great Chinese philosophy-as-statecraft tradition. The Legalists - most famously Li Kui, Shang Yang, Shen Buhai, Shen Dao, and Han Fei - had a great impact not only on the institutions and practices of Chinese imperial tradition but also on the Maoist totalitarianism of the People's Republic of China.

China's Legalists: The Early Totalitarians - The Early Totalitarians (Paperback): Zhengyuan Fu China's Legalists: The Early Totalitarians - The Early Totalitarians (Paperback)
Zhengyuan Fu
R1,260 Discovery Miles 12 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This text discusses the Chinese Legalists, an ancient school of Chinese philosophy which flourished during the Period of the Hundred Contending Schools (6th-3rd century B.C.E.) The school perfected the science of government and art of statecraft to a level that would have greatly impressed Machiavelli. This period and its personalities, as well as a taste of the style and spirit of the Legalists' discourse, are made accessible to the student and general reader, placing into focus the roots of the great Chinese philosophy-as-statecraft tradition. The Legalists - most famously Li Kui, Shang Yang, Shen Buhai, Shen Dao, and Han Fei - had a great impact not only on the institutions and practices of Chinese imperial tradition but also on the Maoist totalitarianism of the People's Republic of China.

Averroes and His Philosophy (Hardcover): Oliver Leaman Averroes and His Philosophy (Hardcover)
Oliver Leaman
R3,916 Discovery Miles 39 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Despite his important stature in the history of philosophy, Averroes is a thinker whose work has been left largely unexplored in this century. It is the aim of this book to rectify this omission, and to argue that his philosophical output is of considerable philosophical as well as historical significance.

New Confucianism in Twenty-First Century China - The Construction of a Discourse (Paperback): Jesus Sole-Farras New Confucianism in Twenty-First Century China - The Construction of a Discourse (Paperback)
Jesus Sole-Farras
R1,362 Discovery Miles 13 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores how Confucian thought, which was the ideological underpinning of traditional, imperial China, is being developed and refined into a New Confucianism relevant for the twenty-first century. It traces the development of Confucian thought, examines significant new texts, and shows how New Confucianism relates to various spheres of life, how it informs views on key philosophical issues, and how it affects personal conduct. Starting by exploring the philosophical and ideological principles of New Confucianism, the book goes on to explain how New Confucianism is a collective process of continuous creation and recreation, an incessant and evolving discourse. It argues that New Confucianism, unlike its earlier manifestation, is more accommodating of a plurality of ideologies in the world; and that understanding Confucianism and how it is developing is essential for understanding contemporary China.

The Selfless Mind - Personality, Consciousness and Nirvana in Early Buddhism (Paperback): Peter Harvey The Selfless Mind - Personality, Consciousness and Nirvana in Early Buddhism (Paperback)
Peter Harvey
R1,511 Discovery Miles 15 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This careful analysis of early Buddhist thought opens out a perspective in which no permanent Self is accepted, but a rich analysis of changing and potent mental processes is developed. Explores issues relating to self-development, moral responsibility and the between-lives period, and more.

Muslim Neoplatonists - An Introduction to the Thought of the Brethren of Purity (Hardcover): Ian Richard Netton Muslim Neoplatonists - An Introduction to the Thought of the Brethren of Purity (Hardcover)
Ian Richard Netton
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The tenth or eleventh century group of the Brethren of Purity (Ikhwan al Safa) are as well known in the Arab world as Darwin, Marx and Freud in the west. Designed as an introduction to their ideas, this book concentrates on the Brethren's writings, analyzing the impact on them of thinkers such as Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle and the Neoplatonists. Ian Netton traces the influences of Judaism and Christianity, and controversially this book argues that the Brethren of Purity did not belong to the Ismaili branch of Islam as is generally believed.

Early Buddhist Meditation - The Four Jhanas as the Actualization of Insight (Hardcover): Keren Arbel Early Buddhist Meditation - The Four Jhanas as the Actualization of Insight (Hardcover)
Keren Arbel
R4,349 Discovery Miles 43 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book offers a new interpretation of the relationship between 'insight practice' (satipatthana) and the attainment of the four jhanas (i.e., right samadhi), a key problem in the study of Buddhist meditation. The author challenges the traditional Buddhist understanding of the four jhanas as states of absorption, and shows how these states are the actualization and embodiment of insight (vipassana). It proposes that the four jhanas and what we call 'vipassana' are integral dimensions of a single process that leads to awakening. Current literature on the phenomenology of the four jhanas and their relationship with the 'practice of insight' has mostly repeated traditional Theravada interpretations. No one to date has offered a comprehensive analysis of the fourfold jhana model independently from traditional interpretations. This book offers such an analysis. It presents a model which speaks in the Nikayas' distinct voice. It demonstrates that the distinction between the 'practice of serenity' (samatha-bhavana) and the 'practice of insight' (vipassana-bhavana) - a fundamental distinction in Buddhist meditation theory - is not applicable to early Buddhist understanding of the meditative path. It seeks to show that the common interpretation of the jhanas as 'altered states of consciousness', absorptions that do not reveal anything about the nature of phenomena, is incompatible with the teachings of the Pali Nikayas. By carefully analyzing the descriptions of the four jhanas in the early Buddhist texts in Pali, their contexts, associations and meanings within the conceptual framework of early Buddhism, the relationship between this central element in the Buddhist path and 'insight meditation' becomes revealed in all its power. Early Buddhist Meditation will be of interest to scholars of Buddhist studies, Asian philosophies and religions, as well as Buddhist practitioners with a serious interest in the process of insight meditation.

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