Jin Y. Park

Buddhism and Postmodernity

Zen, Huayan, and the Possibility of Buddhist Postmodern Ethics

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Produktbeschreibung

Through a close analysis of Zen encounter dialogues (gong'ans) and Huayan Buddhist philosophy, Buddhism and Postmodernity offers a new ethical paradigm for Buddhist-postmodern philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9780739118238
• ISBN-10: 0739118234
• Artikelnr.: 23607072

Autorenporträt

Jin Y. Park is associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at American University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Part One. Centripetality: Buddhism and
Metaphysics Chapter 3 The Silence of the Buddha Chapter 4 Hegel and
Buddhism Chapter 5 The Logic of Nothing and A-Metaphysics Part 6 Part Two.
Centrifugality: Language and Violence Chapter 7 Language and Thinking:
Subjectivity and Zen Huatou Meditation Chapter 8 Thinking and Violence: Zen
Hermeneutics Chapter 9 Violence Institutionalized: The Social Dimension of
Zen Language Part 10 Part Three. The Tension: Buddhism and the Politics of
Postmodernity Chapter 11 Modernity, Postmodernity, and the Question of
Legitimation Chapter 12 Postmodern Small Discourses and the Huayan World of
Mutually Non-interfering Phenomena Chapter 13 Envisioning Zen Ethics
through Huayan Phenomenology Chapter 14 The Ethics of Tension: Toward
Buddhist Deconstructive Ethics