Nature In Asian Traditions Of Thought

Author : University Distinguished Research Professor J Baird Callicott,J. Baird Callicott,Roger T. Ames
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0887069509

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Nature in Asian Traditions of Thought by University Distinguished Research Professor J Baird Callicott,J. Baird Callicott,Roger T. Ames Pdf

Here, Western environmental philosophers and some of our most distinguished representatives of Asian and comparative philosophy critically consider what Asia has to offer. The first section provides an ecological world view as a basis for comparison. Subsequent sections include chapters by leading contemporary scholars in Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Buddhist thought that explore the Western perception of Asian traditions--the perception that Asian philosophy is a rich conceptual resource for contemporary environmental thinkers.

Author : J. Baird Callicott,James McRae
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438452029

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Environmental Philosophy in Asian Traditions of Thought by J. Baird Callicott,James McRae Pdf

Environmental Philosophy in Asian Traditions of Thought provides a welcome sequel to the foundational volume in Asian environmental ethics Nature in Asian Traditions of Thought. That volume, edited by J. Baird Callicott and Roger T. Ames and published in 1989, inaugurated comparative environmental ethics, adding Asian thought on the natural world to the developing field of environmental philosophy. This new book, edited by Callicott and James McRae, includes some of the best articles in environmental philosophy from the perspective of Asian thought written more recently, some of which appear in print for the first time. Leading scholars draw from the Indian, Chinese, and Japanese traditions of thought to provide a normative ethical framework that can address the environmental challenges being faced in the twenty-first century. Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, and Daoist approaches are considered along with those of Zen, Japanese Confucianism, and the contemporary philosophy of the Kyoto School. An investigation of environmental philosophy in these Asian traditions not only challenges Western assumptions, but also provides an understanding of Asian philosophy, religion, and culture that informs contemporary environmental law and policy.

Author : Hiroshi Abe,Matthias Fritsch,Mario Wenning
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000604535

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Environmental Philosophy and East Asia by Hiroshi Abe,Matthias Fritsch,Mario Wenning Pdf

This book explores the contributions of East Asian traditions, particularly Buddhism and Daoism, to environmental philosophy in dialogue with European philosophy. It critically examines the conceptions of human responsibility toward nature and across time presented within these traditions. The volume rethinks human relationships to the natural world by focusing on three main themes: Daoist and Eurodaoist perspectives on nature, human responsibility toward nature, and Buddhist perspectives on life and nature. By way of discussing East Asian traditions and European thinkers, this collection reveals that the impact of humanity on the environment is shaped not only by distinctive modes of economic production, but also by cultural beliefs and practices. Representing a unique constellation of environmental and intercultural philosophy, the contributions present systematic approaches to the global need for cultivating environmental responsibility across cultures and generations to address the political, ethical, and aesthetic challenges arising from humanity’s transformative impact on the natural world. Presenting a critical re-evaluation of human relationships to the natural world in dialogue with East Asian traditions, this will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Philosophy, Environmental Studies and Asian Studies.

Author : J. Baird Callicott,James McRae
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438452012

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Environmental Philosophy in Asian Traditions of Thought by J. Baird Callicott,James McRae Pdf

Seminal essays on environmental philosophy from Indian, Chinese, and Japanese traditions of thought. Environmental Philosophy in Asian Traditions of Thought provides a welcome sequel to the foundational volume in Asian environmental ethics Nature in Asian Traditions of Thought. That volume, edited by J. Baird Callicott and Roger T. Ames and published in 1989, inaugurated comparative environmental ethics, adding Asian thought on the natural world to the developing field of environmental philosophy. This new book, edited by Callicott and James McRae, includes some of the best articles in environmental philosophy from the perspective of Asian thought written more recently, some of which appear in print for the first time. Leading scholars draw from the Indian, Chinese, and Japanese traditions of thought to provide a normative ethical framework that can address the environmental challenges being faced in the twenty-first century. Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, and Daoist approaches are considered along with those of Zen, Japanese Confucianism, and the contemporary philosophy of the Kyoto School. An investigation of environmental philosophy in these Asian traditions not only challenges Western assumptions, but also provides an understanding of Asian philosophy, religion, and culture that informs contemporary environmental law and policy.

Author : John M. Koller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351809092

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Asian Philosophies by John M. Koller Pdf

With an inside view from an expert in the field and a clear and engaging writing style, Asian Philosophies, Seventh Edition invites students and professors to think along with the great minds of the Asian traditions. Eminent scholar and teacher John M. Koller has devoted his life to understanding and explaining Asian thought and practice. He wrote this text to give students access to the rich philosophical and religious ideas of both South and East Asia. New to this seventh edition: Added material on Confucianism, including focused coverage of (1) the Analects and society and (2) ren and nature; Additional information on Theravada Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism, and Zen Buddhism as well as new in-depth coverage of ecological attitudes in Buddhism; Expanded coverage of ecological attitudes in all of the Asian traditions; Brief excerpts from primary sources to help better explain the key concepts; Added timelines for essential texts in each tradition; Improved Glossary and Pronunciation Guide; Additional text boxes, to help students quickly understand key ideas, texts, and concepts; Updated Further Reading sections.

Author : Hans Ulrich Vogel,Günter Dux
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004187511

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Concepts of Nature by Hans Ulrich Vogel,Günter Dux Pdf

A collective masterpiece that illuminates premodern Chinese ways of thinking about Nature by comparing them with Europe’s, thus also reshaping our understanding of the corresponding Western concepts, and using the frequent partial similarities in the context of overall contrasts to define the differences that have been historically critical.

Author : Joel Marks,Roger T. Ames,Robert C. Solomon
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0791422240

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Emotions in Asian Thought by Joel Marks,Roger T. Ames,Robert C. Solomon Pdf

Treats the nature and ethical significance of emotions from a comparative cultural perspective emphasizing Asian traditions.

Author : Irene Bloom,Joshua A. Fogel
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : East Asia
ISBN : 0231103522

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Meeting of Minds by Irene Bloom,Joshua A. Fogel Pdf

In Meeting of Minds, eleven prominent scholars explore intellectual and religious interactions among diverse traditions of the East Asian world. The authors consider central issues including concepts of religious authority, perceptions of the relation between knowledge and action, the sense of "the sacred" within the realm of ordinary human existence, and the concern with historical experience and practicality as criteria for evaluating ideas and beliefs.

Author : Dr Brian Carr,Brian Carr,Indira Mahalingam
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1148 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134960576

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Companion Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy by Dr Brian Carr,Brian Carr,Indira Mahalingam Pdf

The Companion Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy is a unique one-volume reference work which makes a broad range of richly varied philosophical, ethical and theological traditions accessible to a wide audience. The Companion is divided into six sections covering the main traditions within Asian thought: Persian; Indian; Buddhist; Chinese; Japanese; and Islamic philosophy. Each section contains a collection of chapters which provide comprehensive coverage of the origins of the tradition, its approaches to, for example, logic and languages, and to questions of morals and society. The chapters also contain useful histories of the lives of the key influential thinkers, as well as a thorough analysis of the current trends.

Author : Council for Research in Values and Philosophy
Publisher : CRVP
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0819174130

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Man and Nature by Council for Research in Values and Philosophy Pdf

Author : Jeeloo Liu,Douglas Berger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317683834

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Nothingness in Asian Philosophy by Jeeloo Liu,Douglas Berger Pdf

A variety of crucial and still most relevant ideas about nothingness or emptiness have gained profound philosophical prominence in the history and development of a number of South and East Asian traditions—including in Buddhism, Daoism, Neo-Confucianism, Hinduism, Korean philosophy, and the Japanese Kyoto School. These traditions share the insight that in order to explain both the great mysteries and mundane facts about our experience, ideas of "nothingness" must play a primary role. This collection of essays brings together the work of twenty of the world’s prominent scholars of Hindu, Buddhist, Daoist, Neo-Confucian, Japanese and Korean thought to illuminate fascinating philosophical conceptualizations of "nothingness" in both classical and modern Asian traditions. The unique collection offers new work from accomplished scholars and provides a coherent, panoramic view of the most significant ways that "nothingness" plays crucial roles in Asian philosophy. It includes both traditional and contemporary formulations, sometimes putting Asian traditions into dialogue with one another and sometimes with classical and modern Western thought. The result is a book of immense value for students and researchers in Asian and comparative philosophy. Chapter 20 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Author : Helaine Selin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401701495

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Nature Across Cultures by Helaine Selin Pdf

Nature Across Cultures: Views of Nature and the Environment in Non-Western Cultures consists of about 25 essays dealing with the environmental knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside of the United States and Europe. In addition to articles surveying Islamic, Chinese, Native American, Aboriginal Australian, Indian, Thai, and Andean views of nature and the environment, among others, the book includes essays on Environmentalism and Images of the Other, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Worldviews and Ecology, Rethinking the Western/non-Western Divide, and Landscape, Nature, and Culture. The essays address the connections between nature and culture and relate the environmental practices to the cultures which produced them. Each essay contains an extensive bibliography. Because the geographic range is global, the book fills a gap in both environmental history and in cultural studies. It should find a place on the bookshelves of advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars, as well as in libraries serving those groups.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004253049

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Nature, Environment and Culture in East Asia by Anonim Pdf

Since in the current global environmental and climate crisis East Asia will play a major role in negotiating solutions, it is vital to understand East Asian cultural variations in approaching and solving environmental challenges in the past, present, and future. The interdisciplinary volume Nature, Environment and Culture in East Asia. The Challenge of Climate Change, edited by Carmen Meinert, explores how cultural patterns and ideas have shaped a specific understanding of nature, how local and regional cultures develop(ed) coping strategies to adapt to environmental and climatic changes in the past and in the present and how various institutions and representatives might introduce their ideas and agendas in future environmental and climate policies on national levels and in international negotiating systems.

Author : J. Baird Callicott,James McRae
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190456337

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Japanese Environmental Philosophy by J. Baird Callicott,James McRae Pdf

Japanese Environmental Philosophy is an anthology that responds to the environmental problems of the 21st century by drawing from Japanese philosophical traditions to investigate our relationships with other humans, nonhuman animals, and the environment. It contains chapters from fifteen top scholars from Japan, the United States, and Europe. The essays cover a broad range of Japanese thought, including Zen Buddhism, Shintoism, the Kyoto School, Japanese art and aesthetics, and traditional Japanese culture.

Author : Chris Philo,Chris Wilbert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134640119

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Animal Spaces, Beastly Places by Chris Philo,Chris Wilbert Pdf

Animal Spaces, Beastly Places examines how animals interact and relate with people in different ways. Using a comprehensive range of examples, which include feral cats and wild wolves, to domestic animals and intensively farmed cattle, the contributors explore the complex relations in which humans and non-human animals are mixed together. Our emotions involving animals range from those of love and compassion to untold cruelty, force, violence and power. As humans we have placed different animals into different categories, according to some notion of species, usefulness, domesticity or wildness. As a result of these varying and often contested orderings, animals are assigned to particular places and spaces. Animal Spaces, Beastly Places shows us that there are many exceptions and variations on the spatiality of human-animal spatial orderings, within and across cultures, and over time. It develops new ways of thinking about human animal interactions and encourages us to find better ways for humans and animals to live together.