World Philosophies

by Smart; Ninian

• ISBN13: 9780415411882
• ISBN10: 0415411882
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781317796879
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-15
• Publisher: Routledge
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Summary

World Philosophies presents in one volume a superb introduction to all the worlds major philosophical and religious traditions. Covering all corners of the globe, Ninian Smarts work offers a comprehensive and global philosophical and religious picture.In this revised and expanded second edition, a team of world renowned scholars assembled by the Editor Oliver Leaman have brought Ninian Smarts masterpiece up to date for the twenty-first century. Chapters have been revised by experts in the field to include recent philosophical developments, and the book includes a new bibliographic guide to resources in world philosophies.

Table of Contents

The history of the world and our philosophical inheritance	p. 1
South Asian philosophies	p. 13
Chinese philosophies	p. 70
Korean philosophies	p. 117
Japanese philosophies	p. 126
Philosophies of Greece, Rome and the Near East	p. 151
Islamic philosophies	p. 191
Jewish philosophies	p. 223
Europe	p. 243
North America	p. 330
Latin America	p. 353
Modern Islam	p. 370
Modern South and South-east Asia	p. 384
China, Korea and Japan in modern times	p. 406
African philosophies	p. 433
Concluding reflections	p. 453
Bibliography	p. 467
Index	p. 554
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