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A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy

Beschreibung

A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy is the most comprehensive single volume on the subject available; it offers the very latest scholarship to create a wide-ranging survey of the most important ideas, problems, and debates in the history of Buddhist philosophy.

Encompasses the broadest treatment of Buddhist philosophy available, covering social and political thought, meditation, ecology and contemporary issues and applications
Each section contains overviews and cutting-edge scholarship that expands readers understanding of the breadth and diversity of Buddhist thought
Broad coverage of topics allows flexibility to instructors in creating a syllabus
Essays provide valuable alternative philosophical perspectives on topics to those available in Western traditions

Autor

Steven M. Emmanuel is Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Wesleyan College, USA. He is the author of Kierkegaard and the Logic of Revelation (1996) and editor of two previous volumes with Blackwell: The Guide to the Modern Philosophers: From Descartes to Nietzsche (2001) and Modern Philosophy: An Anthology (2002). In 2008, he produced and directed an award-winning documentary film entitled Making Peace with Viet Nam.

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Companions to Philosophy .
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14565877000
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 760
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 177mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 1290g
• ISBN-13: 9780470658772
• ISBN-10: 0470658770
• Artikelnr.: 36390196

Rezensionen

"All in all, this collection of essays is an invaluable resource on Buddhism, particularly for Western students. Each essay was written with great sophistication, rigor, and insight, and all are highly readable. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty." (Choice, 1 November 2013)