Comparative Philosophy

Author : P. T. Raju
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9788120809857

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Introduction to Comparative Philosophy by P. T. Raju Pdf

This classic comparative study of the world's three great philosophies-Western (including Jewish), Indian, and Chinese-surveys the three philosophical traditions from their beginnings to the present time. However, in examining the traditions, Professor Raju has been less occupied with separate doctrines and individual thinkers than with essential characteristics and general trends. He has analyzed and compared these features within the traditions and explored the parallels and divergences among them. For the general interested reader, the interchange among the philosophies will be especially valuable. For the students of religion and of philosophy, the work is a standard guide and reference work.

Author : Walter Benesch
Publisher : Springer
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1997-01-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780230597389

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An Introduction to Comparative Philosophy by Walter Benesch Pdf

This original and accessible text is more than an introduction to comparative philosophy in the East and West. It is also a guide to 'philosophizing' as a thinking process. In addition to outlining the presuppositions of different traditions, it discusses their methods and techniques for reasoning in what the author calls four dimensions of 'philosophical space': object, subject, the situational and the aspective/perspective dimension.

Author : Arindam Chakrabarti,Ralph Weber
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781472576262

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Comparative Philosophy without Borders by Arindam Chakrabarti,Ralph Weber Pdf

Comparative Philosophy without Borders presents original scholarship by leading contemporary comparative philosophers, each addressing a philosophical issue that transcends the concerns of any one cultural tradition. By critically discussing and weaving together these contributions in terms of their philosophical presuppositions, this cutting-edge volume initiates a more sophisticated, albeit diverse, understanding of doing comparative philosophy. Within a broad conception of the alternative shapes that work in philosophy may take, this volume breaks three kinds of boundaries: between cultures, historical periods and sub-disciplines of philosophy such as metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, and political philosophy. As well as distinguishing three phases of the development of comparative philosophy up to the present day, the editors argue why the discipline now needs to enter a new phase. Putting to use philosophical thought and textual sources from Eurasia and Africa, contributors discuss modern psychological and cognitive science approaches to the nature of mind and topics as different as perception, poetry, justice, authority, and the very possibility of understanding other people. Comparative Philosophy without Borders demonstrates how drawing on philosophical resources from across cultural traditions can produce sound state-of-the-art progressive philosophy. Fusing the horizons of traditions opens up a space for creative conceptual thinking outside all sorts of boxes.

Author : Steven Burik
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438427423

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The End of Comparative Philosophy and the Task of Comparative Thinking by Steven Burik Pdf

How do differences in language influence comparative philosophy? Although the Orientalism famously described by Edward Said is rare today, Steven Burik maintains that comparative philosophy often subtly privileges one tradition over another since certain conceptual schemes are so embedded in Western languages that it is difficult not to revert to them. Arguing for a new approach that acknowledges how theory and practice cannot be separated in comparative philosophical endeavors, Burik provides nonmetaphysical, deconstructionist readings of Heidegger and Derrida and uses these to give a new reading of classical Daoism. The ideas of language advanced therein can aid the project of comparative philosophy specifically, and philosophies generally, in trying to overcome ways of thinking that have dominated Western philosophy for twenty-five hundred years and still frustrate intercultural encounters.

Author : Paul Masson-Oursel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317830849

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Comparative Philosophy by Paul Masson-Oursel Pdf

This is Volume IV of seven in the Philosophy of Religion and General Philosophy series. First published in 1926 this is a study of a method designed to attain a positive by way of the comparative or compared philosophy.

Author : Bo Mou
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351950091

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Comparative Approaches to Chinese Philosophy by Bo Mou Pdf

This anthology explores how Chinese and Western philosophies could jointly and constructively contribute to a common philosophical enterprise. Philosophers with in-depth knowledge of both traditions present a variety of distinct comparative approaches, offering a refined introduction to the further reaches of Chinese philosophy in the comparative context, especially regarding its three major constituents - Confucianism, philosophical Daoism, and the Yi-Jing philosophy. This book examines various issues concerning philosophical methodology, ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, and logic, and investigates both the living-spring source of Chinese philosophy and its contemporary implications and development through contemporary resources. The balanced coverage, accessible content, and breadth of approaches presented in this anthology make it a valuable resource for students of Chinese Philosophy, Comparative Philosophy, and other related courses.

Author : Timothy D. Knepper,Leah E. Kalmanson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319641652

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Ineffability: An Exercise in Comparative Philosophy of Religion by Timothy D. Knepper,Leah E. Kalmanson Pdf

This collection of essays is an exercise in comparative philosophy of religion that explores the different ways in which humans express the inexpressible. It brings together scholars of over a dozen religious, literary, and artistic traditions, as part of The Comparison Project's 2013-15 lecture and dialogue series on "religion beyond words." Specialist scholars first detailed the grammars of ineffability in nine different religious traditions as well as the adjacent fields of literature, poetry, music, and art. The Comparison Project's directors then compared this diverse set of phenomena, offering explanations for their patterning, and raising philosophical questions of truth and value about religious ineffability in comparative perspective. This book is the inaugural publication of The Comparison Project, an innovative new approach to the philosophy of religion housed at Drake University (Des Moines, Iowa, USA). The Comparison Project organizes a biennial series of scholar lectures, practitioner dialogues, and comparative panels about core, cross-cultural topics in the philosophy of religion. Specialist scholars of religion first explore this topic in their religions of expertise; comparativist philosophers of religion then raise questions of meaning, truth, and value about this topic in comparative perspective. The Comparison Project stands apart from traditional approaches to the philosophy of religion in its commitment to religious inclusivity. It is the future of the philosophy of religion in a diverse, global world.

Author : Ben-Ami Scharfstein
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 710 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0791436837

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A Comparative History of World Philosophy by Ben-Ami Scharfstein Pdf

Breaks through the cultural barriers between Western, Indian, and Chinese philosophy and demonstrates that despite considerable differences between these three great philosophical traditions, there are fundamental resemblances in their abstract principles.

Author : Ulrich Libbrecht
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9042918128

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Within the Four Seas-- by Ulrich Libbrecht Pdf

Our world has evolved in such a way that we can no longer reduce it to just a market - it has also become an agora, where philosophers exchange world-views in order to understand one another. Europe has lost its position at the centre of the world and should stop pretending it holds the one true religion, philosophy, economy and science. Instead, we should turn our attention to fulfilling the dream of Erasmus reflected in his statement: "I wish to be a citizen of the world". First and foremost, we should learn to play fair when comparing different cultures and not rely on exlusively western criteria. This book explains how a comparative model, based on the paradigm-free axes of energy and information, accommodates the current world-views of Taoism, Buddhism and Rationalism - representing Chinese, Indian and Western heritages respectively - and shows how science and religion interrelate within such a global framework.

Author : Arindam Chakrabarti,Ralph Weber
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781472576255

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Comparative Philosophy without Borders by Arindam Chakrabarti,Ralph Weber Pdf

Comparative Philosophy without Borders presents original scholarship by leading contemporary comparative philosophers, each addressing a philosophical issue that transcends the concerns of any one cultural tradition. By critically discussing and weaving together these contributions in terms of their philosophical presuppositions, this cutting-edge volume initiates a more sophisticated, albeit diverse, understanding of doing comparative philosophy. Within a broad conception of the alternative shapes that work in philosophy may take, this volume breaks three kinds of boundaries: between cultures, historical periods and sub-disciplines of philosophy such as metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, and political philosophy. As well as distinguishing three phases of the development of comparative philosophy up to the present day, the editors argue why the discipline now needs to enter a new phase. Putting to use philosophical thought and textual sources from Eurasia and Africa, contributors discuss modern psychological and cognitive science approaches to the nature of mind and topics as different as perception, poetry, justice, authority, and the very possibility of understanding other people. Comparative Philosophy without Borders demonstrates how drawing on philosophical resources from across cultural traditions can produce sound state-of-the-art progressive philosophy. Fusing the horizons of traditions opens up a space for creative conceptual thinking outside all sorts of boxes.

Author : Robert W. Smid
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438428383

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Methodologies of Comparative Philosophy by Robert W. Smid Pdf

What is comparative philosophy? This question is ultimately a methodological one according to this much-needed book. The cultivation of area studies in diverse traditions has opened up opportunities for cross-cultural understanding that have rarely existed before, and comparative philosophy is a rapidly emerging area of inquiry. Yet, surprisingly little has been written on comparative methodology in philosophy. Of course, there is much at stake in how we compare things: how comparison is done determines what comparison is. Author Robert W. Smid provides a critical review of four of the most influential comparative methodologies within the American pragmatist and process philosophical traditions, those of William Ernest Hocking, F. S. C. Northrop, Robert Cummings Neville, and David L. Hall in collaboration with Roger T. Ames. Discussing the history of each methodology's development and critically assessing its strengths and weaknesses, Smid demonstrates that it is possible to compare methods as well as traditions and encourages those interested to join the contemporary conversation.

Author : Joseph Kaipayil
Publisher : Joseph Kaipayil
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Epistemology of Comparative Philosophy by Joseph Kaipayil Pdf

Author : Nevad Kahteran
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781527574953

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The Role of Comparative Philosophy in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Nevad Kahteran Pdf

This collection of essays highlights that, despite its history of conflict, Bosnia and Herzegovina has a real enthusiasm for comparative philosophy. It illustrates the role of this type of philosophy in Bosnian culture and links it with developments in other parts of the world and other cultures. Part One consists of essays that have appeared, in slightly revised versions, in a number of journals and books that focus on relevant resources introducing this field in our region and especially Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Part Two consists of interviews with prominent scholars outside of this country. The book examines the challenges confronting the teaching of comparative philosophy within the university-level philosophy curriculum in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the surrounding countries in the Balkans, a part of the world where multicultural societies are the norm. Facing the twenty-first century, these confluences and cross-currents are increasingly gaining importance, especially in this region, with a comparativism of ethnocentrism and multiculturalism becoming a way of challenging stereotypes.

Author : Steven Burik,Robert Smid,Ralph Weber
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350155039

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Comparative Philosophy and Method by Steven Burik,Robert Smid,Ralph Weber Pdf

Addressing arguments that comparative philosophy is itself impossible, or that it is indistinguishable from philosophy more generally, this collection challenges myopic understandings of comparative method and encourages a more informed consideration. Bringing together a wide variety of methodological options, it features scholars spread across the globe representing multiple philosophical traditions. From the beginnings of comparative philosophy in the 19th century to present-day proposals for more global philosophy departments, every chapter serves as a viable methodological alternative for any would-be philosophical comparativist. With contributions from leading comparativists that are both distinctive in their method and explicit about its application, this valuable resource challenges and enriches the awareness and sensitivity of the beginning comparativist and seasoned veteran alike.

Author : Paul Taylor
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030723347

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A Comparative Philosophy of Sport and Art by Paul Taylor Pdf

This book compares two major leisure activities – watching sport and engaging with art. It explores a range of philosophical questions that arise when sport and art are placed side by side: The works of Shakespeare, Rembrandt and Mozart have continued to fill playhouses, galleries and concert halls for centuries since they were created, while our interest in even the most epic sporting contests fades after just a few years, or even a single season. What explains this difference? Sporting contests are merely games. So why do sports fans attach such great importance to whether their team wins or loses? Do sporting contests have meaning in the way works of art do? Beauty is a central value in art. Is it important in sport? What role does morality play in sport and art? What value do sport and art contribute to the world and to the meaning of people’s lives?