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This volume on Asian philosophy is the 7th volume in the series ""Contemporary Philosophy"". The main objective of the series is to review the philosophical research over the last 20-30 years in the countries concerned. Quite a few surveys in the present volume also contain original contributions to the discussion of the various topics. The bulk of the contributions are written by scholars from India, Japan, and Korea. A main tenet in nearly all articles is the deep interest in classical philosophy and religious movements. Central topics in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and also Shamanism are discussed. These traditions are certainly distinct from classical metaphysics in the European philosophy, as is extensively shown by Panikkar in the case of classical Indian thinking. As the same time it is well known that, for instance, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism have exerted a significant influence on many European philosophers, particularly from Plotinus onwards. Spinoza, Leibniz and Hegel are great mediators between Asian and European philosophical traditions. Besides metaphysical issues, the authors discuss well known topics in moral and political philosophy as well as philosophy of logic and language. The volume no doubt invites to a crosscultural philosophical discussion.

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Author:   Guttorm Fløistad
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1993 ed.
Volume:   7
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.700kg
ISBN:  

9780792317623

ISBN 10:   0792317629
Pages:   411
Publication Date:   28 February 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents/Table des matières/Inhalt.- India.- ?atapathaprajñâ Should we speak of philosophy in classical India? — A case of homeomorphic equivalents.- Emerging new approaches in the study of classical Indian philosophy.- Indian metaphysics.- The Pandit World with special reference to problems of logic.- The implicit philosophy and worldview of Indian tribes.- Pram??a epistemology: Some recent developments.- Philosophy of language in India.- China.- La pensée rationnelle en Chine ancienne.- Central themes of Buddhist philosophy.- Taiwan.- Taoist Philosophy compared to European Philosophy.- Korea.- Korean Confucianism reconsidered.- Taoismus in Korea.- The phenomenology and psychology of Korean shamanism.- Japan.- The character of Japanese thought.- Le concept de ma et ses transformations sémantiques comme voie d’accès à l’esthétique japonaise.- The concept of creation in the philosophy of Kitaro Nishida.- Dogen’s thought on the Way as meta-ethical principle.- Die Idee der Freiheit in Japan.- L’hybridité de culture et l’imagination créatrice: Le cas de Tetsurô Watsuji comme penseur du Japon moderne.- Deutsche Philosophie in Japan.- Political philosophy in modern Japan.- Index of names.- Index of subjects.

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