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Books > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Oriental & Indian philosophy
Sun-tzu's The Art of War is the classic work on strategic
thinking. Throughout recorded history, Sun-tzu's wisdom, rules, and
philosophy have been eagerly embraced by warriors, leaders, and
gentle contemplators alike.
This edition is an entirely new text based on manuscripts
discovered in Linyi, China, in 1972 that predate all previous texts
by as many as one thousand years. To better convey Sun-tzu's
original intent, translator, researcher, and interpreter J. H.
Huang traced the roots of the language to Sun-tzu's own
time--before 221 b.c. In addition to his wonderfully clear
interpretation, Huang gives readers an introduction to the history
behind The Art of War, includes six appendices--five of which were
uncovered at Linyi and are not available in any other edition--and
offers his own insightful comments on the meaning of the text.
India has a long, rich, and diverse tradition of philosophical thought, spanning some two and a half millennia and encompassing several major religious traditions. This Very Short Introduction is structured around six schools which have achieved classic status. Sue Hamilton explores how the traditions have attempted to understand the nature of reality in terms of an inner or spiritual quest, and introduces distinctively Indian concepts such as karma and rebirth.
In this work a distinguished scholar of Islamic religion
examines the mysticism and psychological thought of the great
eleventh-century Persian philosopher and physician Avicenna (Ibn
Sina), author of over a hundred works on theology, logic, medicine,
and mathematics. Henry Corbin's discovery in an Istanbul library of
the manuscript of a Persian translation of and commentary on
Avicenna's Hayy ibn Yaqzan, written in Arabic, led him to an
analysis of three of Avicenna's mystical "recitals." These form an
initiatory cycle leading the adept along the path of spiritual
progress. In Part I Corbin summarizes the great themes that show
the philosophical situation of Avicennan man in the cosmos and
presents translations of these three great Avicennan recitals. Part
II is a complete translation, with notes, of the Persian
commentary.
Originally published in 1990.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these
important books while presenting them in durable paperback
editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly
increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the
thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since
its founding in 1905.
Hsiin Yiieh's Shen-chien (Extended Reflections) is one of the
four major philosophical works that have survived from the later
Han dynasty (A.D. 25- 220). Presented here for Western readers is
an English translation by Ch'i-ytin Ch'en of the entire work,
supplemented with selections of Hsiin Yiieh's other essays
Originally published in 1980.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these
important books while presenting them in durable paperback
editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly
increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the
thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since
its founding in 1905.
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