Doing Philosophy Comparatively

Author : Tim Connolly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350177574

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Doing Philosophy Comparatively by Tim Connolly Pdf

What standards should we use to evaluate culturally distinct philosophies? What kind of barrier does language or cultural difference pose in our attempts to understand other traditions? How do we avoid our comparisons being biased? Doing Philosophy Comparatively answers these questions by providing a thorough overview of the methodology involved in extending philosophy across linguistic and cultural boundaries. Now revised and updated to showcase the most recent developments in the field, this second edition engages with philosophies beyond the Anglo-European tradition and features: · Examples of cross-cultural philosophy from a wider range of non-Western traditions · Methodological innovations from works of comparative philosophy published in the last decade · Focused exercises for each chapter demonstrating how to interact meaningfully with primary texts and engage with recent debates in comparative philosophy · Updated discussion questions and readings Introducing the main problems, methods, and approaches of comparative philosophy, this new edition shows you how to make informed cross-cultural judgments through reflection and practice. It remains an essential toolkit for the practice of doing comparative philosophy.

Author : Tim Connolly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1474238823

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Doing Philosophy Comparatively by Tim Connolly Pdf

"Doing Philosophy Comparatively is the first comprehensive introduction to the foundations, problems, and methods of comparative philosophy. It is divided into three parts: A wide-ranging examination of the basic concepts of comparative philosophy, including 'philosophy', 'comparison', 'tradition', and 'culture' ; A discussion of the central problems that arise in extending philosophy across cultural boundaries: linguistic, justificatory, and evaluative incommensurability, projection and asymmetry, and the validity of cultural generalizations ; A critical look at the dominant contemporary approaches to comparative philosophy. Presenting a basic tool-kit for doing philosophy at the cross-cultural level, this textbook draws on many examples from the past and present of comparative philosophy and engages readers in sustained reflection on how to think comparatively."--Back cover.

Author : Tim Connolly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350177550

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Doing Philosophy Comparatively by Tim Connolly Pdf

What standards should we use to evaluate culturally distinct philosophies? Is language a barrier in our attempts to understand other traditions? How do we avoid our comparisons being biased or generalized? Doing Philosophy Comparatively answers these questions by providing a thorough overview of the methodology involved in extending philosophy across linguistic and cultural boundaries. It introduces students to the main problems, methods, and approaches of comparative philosophy, showing how to make informed cross-cultural judgments through reflection and practice. Now thoroughly revised and updated to showcase the most recent developments in the field, this second edition engages students further with philosophies beyond the Anglo-European tradition and features: - A wider variety of comparative examples from Chinese, Indian, African, and Islamic traditions - A new section with focused exercises for each chapter, helping students to interact meaningfully with primary texts - Updated discussion questions and suggested reading sections With supporting online resources that provide links to reliable translations of the texts and primary sources included in the book, this new edition remains an essential toolkit for the practice of doing comparative philosophy.

Author : Arindam Chakrabarti,Ralph Weber
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,9 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,Robert Smid,Ralph Weber
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,8 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 Masson-Oursel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317830832

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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 : Paul Masson-Oursel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : OCLC:11420423

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Comparative Philosophy by Paul Masson-Oursel Pdf

Author : Robert W. Smid
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 40,5 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 : P. T. Raju
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,7 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 : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1349253456

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Introduction to Comparative Philosophy by Walter Benesch Pdf

Author : Diana Lobel
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780231545327

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Philosophies of Happiness by Diana Lobel Pdf

What does it mean to be truly happy? In Philosophies of Happiness, Diana Lobel provides a rich spectrum of arguments for a theory of happiness as flourishing or well-being, offering a global, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary perspective on how to create a vital, fulfilling, and significant life. Drawing upon perspectives from a broad range of philosophical traditions—Eastern and Western, ancient and contemporary—the book suggests that just as physical health is the well-being of the body, happiness is the healthy and flourishing condition of the whole human being, and we experience the most complete happiness when we realize our potential through creative engagement. Lobel shows that while thick descriptions of happiness differ widely in texture and detail, certain themes resonate across texts from different traditions and historical contexts, suggesting core features of a happy life: attentive awareness; effortless action; relationship and connection to a larger, interconnected community; love or devotion; and creative engagement. Each feature adds meaning, significance, and value, so that we can craft lives of worth and purpose. These themes emerge from careful study of philosophical and religious texts and traditions: the Greek philosophers Aristotle and Epicurus; the Chinese traditions of Confucius, Laozi, and Zhuangzi; the Hindu Bhagavad Gītā; the Japanese Buddhist tradition of Soto Zen master Dōgen and his modern expositor Shunryu Suzuki; the Western religious traditions of Augustine and Maimonides; the Persian Sufi tale Conference of the Birds; and contemporary research on mindfulness and creativity. Written in a clear, accessible style, Philosophies of Happiness invites readers of all backgrounds to explore and engage with religious and philosophical conceptions of what makes life meaningful. Visit https://cup.columbia.edu/extras/supplement/philosophies-of-happiness for additional appendixes and supplemental notes.

Author : Pierre Hadot
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0674013735

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What is Ancient Philosophy? by Pierre Hadot Pdf

Hadot shows how the schools, trends, and ideas of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy strove to transform the individual's mode of perceiving and being in the world. For the ancients, philosophical theory and the philosophical way of life were inseparably linked. Hadot asks us to consider whether and how this connection might be reestablished today.

Author : Bo Mou
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004368446

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Philosophy of Language, Chinese Language, Chinese Philosophy by Bo Mou Pdf

From the vantage point of doing philosophy of language comparatively, Philosophy of Language, Chinese Language, Chinese Philosophy explores how reflective elaboration of some distinct features of Chinese and of relevant resources in Chinese philosophy and the development of philosophy of language can contribute to each other.

Author : Gerald Rochelle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000089943

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Doing Philosophy by Gerald Rochelle Pdf

First published in 2012, Doing Philosophy presents the basics of how ‘to do’ philosophy — what philosophy is, how we can think, the nature of logic, some special terms — in a straightforward and easy to understand style. Then, using questions and exercises as well as everyday examples, the author takes the reader on a wide-ranging tour of key philosophical topics which, as well as the ‘standard fare’ of logic, epistemology, mind, God etc., also includes ethical, social, scientific, cultural and human issues such as time, cosmology, war, animal rights, euthanasia, abortion, genetics, evolution, and the meaning of life. The author’s emphasis throughout is that philosophy is accessible to anyone keen enough to try and do it and that, as a subject, philosophy is practical, fascinating and exciting. By encouraging independent critical thinking and being succinct yet informative, the book involves the reader with the history, the breadth of subject matter, the skills of philosophising and the benefits that philosophy can offer to the enquiring individual. The book accesses major philosophical topics briefly, breaking them down into convenient points, with challenging questions throughout and exercise questions at the end of each chapter, whilst introducing major thinkers and their ideas. There is an extensive further reading list to help those who wish to take this absorbing subject further.

Author : Bryan W. Van Norden,Bryan William Van Norden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0231184379

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Taking Back Philosophy by Bryan W. Van Norden,Bryan William Van Norden Pdf

Bryan W. Van Norden lambastes academic philosophy for its Eurocentrism and insularity and challenges educational institutions to live up to their cosmopolitan ideals. Taking Back Philosophy is at once a manifesto for multicultural education, an accessible introduction to Confucian and Buddhist philosophy, and a defense of the value of philosophy.