Alexus Mcleod

Understanding Asian Philosophy (eBook, PDF)

Ethics in the Analects, Zhuangzi, Dhammapada and the Bhagavad Gita

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Understanding Asian Philosophy introduces the four major Asian traditions through their key texts and thinkers: the Analects of Confucius, the Daoist text Zhuangzi, the early Buddhist Suttas, and the Bhagavad Gita. Approached through the central issue of ethical development, this engaging introduction reveals the importance of moral self-cultivation and provides a firm grounding in the origins of Asian thought.

Leading students confidently through complex texts, Understanding Asian Philosophy includes a range of valuable features:
brief biographies of main thinkers such as Confucius and Zhuangzi
primary source material and translations
maps and timelines
comprehensive lists of recommended reading and links to further study resources
relevant philosophical questions at the end of each chapter

As well as sections on other texts and thinkers in the tradition, there are frequent references to contemporary examples and issues. Each chapter also discusses other thinkers in different traditions in the West, presenting various comparative approaches. With its clear focus on thinkers and texts, Understanding Asian Philosophy is an ideal undergraduate introduction to Chinese, Indian, Buddhist and Daoist thought.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780937700
• Artikelnr.: 41341712

Autorenporträt

Alexus McLeod is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Asian/Asian-American Studies at the University of Connecticut, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Ethical Philosophy in Asian Traditions Kinds of philosophy
Ethical theories Asian traditions Self-cultivation in Asian philosophical
traditions-the layout of the book Part I: Ethics and Self-Cultivation in
Ancient China Early Chinese Philosophy: Map and Timeline 1. The Analects of
Confucius 1.1The Life and Legacy of Confucius and the Analects 1.2 Social
Harmony 1.3 The "Humane" Person and the "Rites" 1.4 The Virtues of the
Family and Community 1.5 A Life of Learning 1.6 The Ideal Person 1.7- Later
Confucianism 1.8 Further Resources on Confucianism and Self-Cultivation 1.9
A Short Biography of Confucius Relevant Questions 2. Zhuangzi and the
Daoist Tradition 2.1 Yangism, the Daodejing, Zhuang Zhou, and the Retreat
from Society 2.2 The perspective of the dao 2.3 "Fasting of the mind" and
"listening ridiculously" 2.4 The use of the useless 2.5 Delighting in "The
transformation of the myriad things," what we truly are, and freedom from
suffering 2.6 Later Daoism 2.6 Further resources on Zhuangzi and
self-cultivation 2.7 A Short Biography of Zhuangzi Relevant Questions Part
II: Ethics and Self-Cultivation in Ancient India Early Indian Philosophy:
Map and Timeline 3. The Suttas, Dhammapada, and the Early Buddhist
Tradition 3.1 The Buddha and the Early Buddhist tradition 3.2 Suffering and
the eightfold path 3.3 Controlling the mind 3.4 The role of compassion and
moral conduct 3.5 The role of wisdom and the insubstantiality of the "self"
3.6 The enlightened person and nirvana 3.7 Later Buddhism a. Early Mahayana
b. Madhyamaka c. Chan/Zen d. Pure Land e. Tantrayana 3.8 Further resources
on Buddhism and self-cultivation 3.9 A Short Biography of Siddhartha
Gautama, The Buddha Relevant Questions 4. The Message of the Bhagavad Gita
4.1 The Background--Vedas, Vedanta, and the Mahabharata 4.2 The crisis of
choice 4.3 Sacred duty and the fruits of action 4.4 Discipline--knowledge,
action, and devotion 4.5 The living universe--Krishna's revelation and its
impact 4.6 The yogi, the realized soul a. Advaita and Dvaita b. Devotional
schools; Vaishnava c. Gandhi's allegorical reading 4.7 Further resources on
the Gita and self-cultivation 4.8 A Short Biography of Vyasa and Shankara
Relevant Questions Conclusion: New Directions in Scholarship Annotated
Bibliography Index