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Asian Philosophies,9780023658204

Asian Philosophies

by Koller, John M.; Koller, Patrician Joyce

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3rd

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9780023658204

ISBN10:

0023658207

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Pub. Date:

6/1/1997

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Prentice Hall

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Table of Contents

Preface

xv

(2)

Introduction

xvii

PART I INDIAN PHILOSOPHIES

3

(118)

CHAPTER 1 Dominant Features of Indian Philosophy

3

(6)

Practical Character

3

(4)

Review Questions

7

(1)

Further Reading

7

(2)

CHAPTER 2 Historical Survey of Indian Philosophy

9

(5)

Review Questions

12

(1)

Further Reading

12

(2)

CHAPTER 3 Vedas and Upanishads

14

(13)

Indus Culture

14

(1)

Vedic Thought

15

(2)

Origins

17

(2)

The Upanishads

19

(1)

Way of Negation

20

(1)

The Ultimate Self

21

(1)

Subject and Object

22

(1)

Prajapati Teaches Indra

22

(2)

Atman Is Brahman

24

(1)

Review Questions

25

(1)

Further Reading

26

(1)

CHAPTER 4 The Jain Vision

27

(14)

Brief Overview

27

(1)

Historical Context

28

(1)

Mahavira

28

(1)

Bondage

29

(2)

Kinds of Karma

31

(1)

Way of Liberation

32

(2)

Knowledge

34

(2)

Faith

36

(1)

Conduct

37

(2)

Impact of Jain Thought

39

(1)

Review Questions

39

(1)

Further Reading

40

(1)

Notes

40

(1)

CHAPTER 5 Society and the Individual

41

(8)

Bhagavad Gita

41

(2)

Human Aims

43

(2)

Social Classes

45

(2)

Life-Stages

47

(1)

Review Questions

47

(1)

Further Reading

48

(1)

Notes

48

(1)

CHAPTER 6 Self and the World: Samkhya-Yoga

49

(12)

Samkhya: A Dualistic Theory of Reality

49

(1)

Causality

50

(2)

Evolution of the World

52

(3)

Yoga: The Way of Discipline

55

(1)

Forces of Bondage

56

(1)

Techniques of Yoga

56

(3)

Review Questions

59

(1)

Further Reading

60

(1)

Notes

60

(1)

CHAPTER 7 Knowledge and Reality: Nyaya-Vaisheshika

61

(11)

Perceptual Knowledge

62

(2)

Inference

64

(2)

Comparison

66

(1)

Testimony

67

(1)

Objects of Knowledge: The Vaisheshika Categories

67

(2)

The Knower

69

(1)

Review Questions

70

(1)

Further Reading

70

(2)

CHAPTER 8 Reality and Self: Vedanta

72

(14)

Shankara's Nondualism

74

(2)

Appearance

76

(4)

The Qualified Nondualism of Ramanuja

80

(2)

The Dualistic Vedanta of Madhva

82

(2)

Summary

84

(1)

Review Questions

84

(1)

Further Reading

84

(1)

Notes

85

(1)

CHAPTER 9 Theistic Developments: Vishnu, Shiva, and Kali

86

(6)

Vishnu

86

(1)

Krishna

87

(1)

Kali

88

(1)

Shiva

89

(2)

Review Questions

91

(1)

Further Reading

91

(1)

CHAPTER 10 Islamic Thought

92

(16)

Introduction

92

(1)

Basic Teaching of Islam

93

(1)

The Five Pillars

93

(2)

Development of Sufi Thought

95

(1)

Al-Ghazali

95

(2)

Ibn Sina's Metaphysics of Divine Love

97

(2)

The Sufi Path

99

(1)

Interaction Between Muslims and Hindus

100

(4)

Religion and Politics

104

(2)

Review Questions

106

(1)

Further Reading

106

(1)

Notes

107

(1)

CHAPTER 11 The Continuing Tradition

108

(13)

Gandhi

109

(1)

Aurobindo

110

(2)

Iqbal

112

(3)

Radhakrishnan

115

(2)

Review Questions

117

(1)

Further Reading

117

(1)

Notes

118

(3)

PART II BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHIES

121

(116)

CHAPTER 12 Historical Perspectives

121

(12)

Central Teaching

121

(1)

India at the Time of the Buddha

122

(1)

After the Buddha

123

(1)

Mahayana and Theravada

123

(2)

Philosophical Traditions

125

(3)

Buddhism in China

128

(2)

Buddhism in Korea and Japan

130

(1)

Buddhism in the West

130

(1)

Review Questions

131

(1)

Further Reading

131

(2)

CHAPTER 13 The Life and Teachings of the Buddha

133

(18)

The Buddha

134

(1)

The Four Signs

134

(2)

Symbolic Meaning of the Four Signs

136

(1)

Quest for Enlightenment

137

(3)

The Buddha's Teaching

140

(5)

The Noble Eightfold Path

145

(4)

Review Questions

149

(1)

Further Reading

149

(1)

Notes

150

(1)

CHAPTER 14 Interdependent Arising

151

(15)

Principle of Conditioned Existence

151

(1)

The Wheel of Becoming

152

(9)

Establishing Mindfulness

161

(3)

Review Questions

164

(1)

Further Reading

164

(1)

Notes

165

(1)

CHAPTER 15 Sarvastivada

166

(12)

Sarvastivada Teachings

166

(1)

Foundations of Abhidharma

167

(3)

Differences Between Vaibhasika and Sautrantika

170

(2)

Arguments Against Substance

172

(1)

Arguments Against Permanence

173

(1)

Arguments Against Identity

174

(1)

Arguments Against Unity

174

(1)

Arguments Against Universality

175

(1)

Review Questions

176

(1)

Further Reading

176

(1)

Notes

177

(1)

CHAPTER 16 Madhyamaka: The Middle Way Tradition

178

(17)

Overview of Madhyamaka

178

(1)

Perfection of Wisdom Tradition

179

(7)

Middle Way Philosophy of Nagarjuna

186

(7)

Review Questions

193

(1)

Further Reading

193

(1)

Notes

194

(1)

CHAPTER 17 Yogacara

195

(13)

Overview of Yogacara

195

(1)

Existence and Consciousness

196

(4)

Between Realism and Idealism

200

(1)

Arguments Against Realism

201

(2)

Knowledge of Reality

203

(3)

Review Questions

206

(1)

Further Reading

206

(1)

Notes

207

(1)

CHAPTER 18 Buddhism in Japan: Zen

208

(29)

Overview

208

(4)

Taoist Influences

212

(1)

Aims of Zen

213

(2)

Practice

215

(17)

Review Questions

232

(1)

Further Reading

232

(1)

Notes

233

(4)

PART III CHINESE PHILOSOPHIES

237

(85)

CHAPTER 19 Basic Characteristics of Chinese Philosophies

237

(4)

Review Questions

239

(1)

Further Reading

240

(1)

Notes

240

(1)

CHAPTER 20 Historical Perspectives

241

(11)

Pre-Confucian China

241

(1)

Confucianism

242

(1)

Taoism

243

(1)

Mohism

244

(1)

School of Names

244

(1)

Yin-Yang

245

(1)

Legalism

246

(1)

Early Medieval Developments

246

(1)

Chinese Buddhism

247

(1)

Neo-Confucianism

248

(2)

Review Questions

250

(1)

Further Reading

250

(2)

CHAPTER 21 Confucianism

252

(16)

Confucius

252

(1)

Jen

253

(1)

Li

254

(2)

Hsiao

256

(1)

Yi

257

(1)

Rectification of Names (Cheng-Ming)

257

(1)

Governing by Virtue

258

(4)

Mencius

262

(2)

Hsun Tzu

264

(1)

Review Questions

265

(1)

Further Reading

266

(1)

Notes

267

(1)

CHAPTER 22 Taoism: The Natural Way of Freedom

268

(17)

Lao Tzu

268

(4)

The Tao and Its Manifestations

272

(2)

Chuang Tzu

274

(8)

Review Questions

282

(1)

Further Reading

283

(1)

Notes

284

(1)

CHAPTER 23 Neo-Confucianism: The Grand Harmony

285

(19)

Overview

285

(1)

The Buddhist Challenge

285

(1)

Chou Tun-i

286

(4)

Ch'eng Hao and Ch'eng I

290

(1)

Principle and Material Force

290

(1)

Jen as Principle

291

(3)

Chu Hsi

294

(4)

Wang Yang-ming

298

(3)

Tai Chen

301

(1)

Review Questions

302

(1)

Further Reading

302

(1)

Notes

303

(1)

CHAPTER 24 Recent Chinese Thought

304

(18)

K'ang Yu-wei

305

(1)

Chang Tung-sun

306

(2)

Hsiung Shih-li

308

(3)

Fung Yu-lan

311

(3)

Mao Tse-tung

314

(2)

Post-Mao Thought

316

(3)

Review Questions

319

(1)

Further Reading

319

(1)

Notes

320

(2)

Glossary

322

(5)

Pronunciation Guide

327

(4)

Index

331

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