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By Steven M Emmanuel. Steven M. Emmanuel is Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Wesleyan College, USA. important ideas, problems, and debates in the history of Buddhist. Steven Emmanuel. Buddhist thought. The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy by Steven M Emmanuel A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy is the most comprehensive single volume on the subject available; it offers the very latest scholarship to create a wide-ranging survey of the most important ideas, problems, and debates in the history of Buddhist philosophy. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy is the mostcomprehensive single volume on the subject available; it offers thevery latest scholarship to create a wide-ranging survey of the mostimportant ideas, problems, and debates in the history of Buddhistphilosophy.Encompasses the broadest treatment of Buddhist philosophyavailable, covering social and political thought, meditation,ecology and contemporary issues and applicationsEach section contains overviews and cutting-edge scholarshipthat expands readers understanding of the breadth and diversity ofBuddhist thoughtBroad coverage of topics allows flexibility toinstructors in creating a syllabusEssays provide valuable alternative philosophical perspectiveson topics to those available in Western traditions Back Cover A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy is the most comprehensive single volume on the subject available; not only does the Companion offer the non-specialist an in-depth introduction to the central concepts of Buddhism, it presents extensive discussions of Buddhist social and political thought, contemplative practice, issues in applied ethics, and Buddhist social activism. The contributors list for the Companion includes leading scholars in the field; each engages the latest scholarship to create a wide-ranging survey of the most important ideas, problems, and debates in Buddhist philosophy. The volume will expand readers' understanding of the breadth and diversity of Buddhist thought, with many of the chapters written from a comparative perspective. A conscious effort has been undertaken throughout the volume to create a mainstream bridge between the Western and Buddhist philosophical traditions. The broad coverage of Buddhist thought offers a great deal of flexibility to instructors and students, presenting the most versatile single-volume sourcebook available for constructing a customized syllabus on Buddhist philosophy or comparative philosophical thought. Flap A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy is the most comprehensive single volume on the subject available; not only does the Companion offer the non-specialist an in-depth introduction to the central concepts of Buddhism, it presents extensive discussions of Buddhist social and political thought, contemplative practice, issues in applied ethics, and Buddhist social activism. The contributors list for the Companion includes leading scholars in the field; each engages the latest scholarship to create a wide-ranging survey of the most important ideas, problems, and debates in Buddhist philosophy. The volume will expand readers' understanding of the breadth and diversity of Buddhist thought, with many of the chapters written from a comparative perspective. A conscious effort has been undertaken throughout the volume to create a mainstream bridge between the Western and Buddhist philosophical traditions. The broad coverage of Buddhist thought offers a great deal of flexibility to instructors and students, presenting the most versatile single-volume sourcebook available for constructing a customized syllabus on Buddhist philosophy or comparative philosophical thought. Author Biography Steven M. Emmanuel is Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Wesleyan College, USA. He is the author of Kierkegaard and the Logic of Revelation (1996) and editor of two previous volumes with Blackwell: The Guide to the Modern Philosophers: From Descartes to Nietzsche (2001) and Modern Philosophy: An Anthology (2002). In 2008, he produced and directed an award-winning documentary film entitled "Making Peace with Viet Nam. Table of Contents Notes on ContributorsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionSteven EmmanuelPart I Conceptual Foundations1 The Philosophical Context of Gotama's ThoughtStephen J. Laumakis2 Dukkha, Non-Self, and the Teaching on the Four "Noble Truths"Peter Harvey3 The Conditioned Co-arising of Mental and Bodily Processes within Life and Between LivesPeter HarveyPart II Major Schools of Buddhist Thought4 TheravâdaAndrew Skilton5 Indian Mahâyâna BuddhismJames Blumenthal6 Tibetan Mahâyâna and VajrayânaDouglas Duckworth7 East Asian BuddhismRonald S. GreenPart III Themes in Buddhist PhilosophyMetaphysics8 Metaphysical Issues in Indian Buddhist ThoughtJan Westerhoff9 Emptiness in Mahâyâna Buddhism: Interpretations and ComparisonsDavid Burton10 Practical Applications of the Perfection of Wisdom Sûtra and Madhyamaka in the Kâlacakra Tantric TraditionVesna A. Wallace11 The Huayan Metaphysics of TotalityAlan Fox12 Forms of Emptiness in ZenBret W. Davis13 Between the Horns of Idealism and Realism: The Middle Way of MadhyamakaGraham PriestEpistemology14 A Survey of Early Buddhist EpistemologyJohn J. Holder15 Reason and Experience in Buddhist EpistemologyChristian Coseru16 The Three Truths in Tiantai BuddhismBrook Ziporyn17 "Spiritual Exercise" and Buddhist Epistemologists in India and TibetMatthew T. Kapstein18 Yogic Perception, Meditation, and Enlightenment: The Epistemological Issues in a Key DebateTom J. F. TillemansLanguage and Logic19 Language and Logic in Indian Buddhist ThoughtBrendan S. Gillon20 Buddhist Philosophy of LogicKoji Tanaka21 Candrakîrti on the Limits of Language and LogicKaren C. Lang22 On the Value of Speaking and Not Speaking: Philosophy of Language in Zen BuddhismSteven Heine23 The Voice of Another: Speech, Responsiveness, and Buddhist PhilosophyRichard F. NancePhilosophy of Mind24 Mind in Theravâda BuddhismMaria Heim25 Philosophy of Mind in BuddhismRichard P. Hayes26 Cognition, Phenomenal Character, and Intentionality in Tibetan BuddhismJonathan Stoltz27 The Non-Self Theory and Problems in Philosophy of MindJoerg TuskeEthics and Moral Philosophy28 Ethical Thought in Indian BuddhismChristopher W. Gowans29 Character, Disposition, and the Qualities of the Arahats as a Means of Communicating Buddhist Philosophy in the SuttasSarah Shaw30 Compassion and the Ethics of ViolenceStephen Jenkins31 Buddhist Ethics and Western Moral TheoriesWilliam EdelglassSocial and Political Philosophy32 The Enlightened Sovereign: Buddhism and Kingship in India and TibetGeorgios T. Halkias33 Political Interpretations of the Lotus SûtraJames Mark Shields34 Socially Engaged Buddhism: Emerging Patterns of Theory and PracticeChristopher S. Queen35 Comparative Reflections on Buddhist Political Thought: Aúoka, Shambhala and the General WillDavid CummiskeyPart IV Buddhist Meditation36 Buddhist Meditation: Theory and PracticeCharles Goodman37 Seeing Mind, Being Body: Contemplative Practice and Buddhist EpistemologyAnne Carolyn Klein38 From the Five Aggregates to Phenomenal Consciousness: Towards a Cross-Cultural Cognitive ScienceJake H. Davis and Evan ThompsonPart V Contemporary Issues and Applications39 Buddhism and Environmental EthicsSimon P. James40 Buddhism and Biomedical EthicsDamien Keown41 War and Peace in Buddhist PhilosophySallie B. King42 Buddhist Perspectives on Human RightsKarma Lekshe Tsomo43 Buddhist Perspectives on Gender IssuesRita M. Gross44 Diversity Matters: Buddhist Reflections on the Meaning of DifferencePeter D. HershockFurther ReadingIndex Review All in all, this collection of essays is an invaluableresource on Buddhism, particularly for Western students. Eachessay was written with great sophistication, rigor, and insight,and all are highly readable. Summing Up: Highlyrecommended. Lower-level undergraduates throughresearchers/faculty. (Choice, 1 November2013) Long Description A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy is the most comprehensive single volume on the subject available; not only does the Companion offer the non-specialist an in-depth introduction to the central concepts of Buddhism, it presents extensive discussions of Buddhist social and political thought, contemplative practice, issues in applied ethics, and Buddhist social activism. The contributors list for the Companion includes leading scholars in the field; each engages the latest scholarship to create a wide-ranging survey of the most important ideas, problems, and debates in Buddhist philosophy. The volume will expand readers understanding of the breadth and diversity of Buddhist thought, with many of the chapters written from a comparative perspective. A conscious effort has been undertaken throughout the volume to create a mainstream bridge between the Western and Buddhist philosophical traditions. The broad coverage of Buddhist thought offers a great deal of flexibility to instructors and students, presenting the most versatile single-volume sourcebook available for constructing a customized syllabus on Buddhist philosophy or comparative philosophical thought. Review Text ?All in all, this collection of essays is an invaluable resource on Buddhism, particularly for Western students. Each essay was written with great sophistication, rigor, and insight, and all are highly readable. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty.? (Choice, 1 November 2013) "How one should approach a study of the world system of Buddhism is a challenge both because of its vast history and its remarkable diversity. This collection by teacher-scholars of the tradition provides just what is needed: a set of for, John Wiley & Sons INC International Concepts<
