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9781438426761

Asian Texts - Asian Contexts

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  • ISBN13:

    9781438426761

  • ISBN10:

    1438426763

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-01-22
  • Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

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Summary

Provides an overview of some of the great texts of Asian philosophy and religion along with an exploration of the contexts in which they arose.

Author Biography

David Jones is Professor of Philosophy at Kennesaw State University and editor of Confucius Now: Contemporary Encounters with the Analects: E. R. Klein is an independent scholar. Her books include People First! Professional and Business Ethics without Ethics.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
Encountering Asian Philosophies and Religions
The Importance of Asian Philosophy in the Curriculump. 15
The Confucian Worldview: Uncommon Assumptions, Common Misconceptionsp. 30
Texts
India
On the Battlefield of Dharma: The Moral Philosophy of the Bhagavad G&ibar;t&abar;p. 51
Vimalak&ibar;rti's Triumphant Silence: Bridging Indian and East Asian Buddhismp. 64
The Things of This World Are Masks the Infinite Assumes: Introducing Samkhya and Yoga Philosophyp. 76
China
Too Twisted to Fit a Carpenter's Square: Using and Teaching the Daodejingp. 93
Performing the Meanings of Dao: A Possible Pedagogical Strategy for Teaching Chinese Philosophyp. 106
Mengzi: Human Nature Is Goodp. 118
Japan
The Dilemma of D&obar;genp. 133
The Absolute Contradictory What: On How to Read the Philosophy of Nishida Kitar&obar;p. 143
"The bottom of my soul has such depth that neither joy nor the waves of sorrow can reach it": An Introduction to the Kyoto Schoolp. 159
Contexts
Frameworks
History as a Vehicle for the Universalp. 179
Asking the Right Questionsp. 188
A Sketch of the Diamond Sutra's Logic of Notp. 197
Art
Names and Forms: The Paradox of Embodiment in Indian Artp. 211
Philosophical Reflection and Visual Art in Traditional Chinap. 227
Philosophy
Teaching Chinese Philosophy from the Outside Inp. 243
A Strategy for Integrating Confucius's Analects into a Typical Introduction to Philosophy Coursep. 256
Contributorsp. 271
Indexp. 281
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