Volume II of David M. Honey's comprehensive history of Chinese thought covers a vital 500-year stretch in China's history, from national unification in 221 BCE to the first post-imperial fragmentation into rival northern and southern polities. This volume discusses the reconstitution of the classics after the textual devastation wrought by the ......
Vladimir S. Soloviev (1853-1900), moral philosopher, social and literary critic, theologian, and poet, is considered one of Russia's greatest philosophers. But Soloviev is relatively unknown in the West, despite his close association with Fyodor Dostoevsky, who modeled one of his most famous literary characters, Alyosha Karamazov, on Soloviev. In ......
Christian theologians have for some decades affirmed that they have no monopoly on encounters with God or ultimate reality and that other religions also have access to religious truth and transformation. If that is the case, the time has come for Christians not only to learn about but also from their religious neighbors. Circling the Elephant ......
In this volume, distinguished philosopher Antonio S. Cua offers a collection of original studies on Xunzi, a leading classical Confucian thinker, and on other aspects of Chinese philosophy. While each essay individually makes an important contribution to the study of Chinese philosophy, the book as a whole represents a major scholarly achievement. ......
Intends to stimulate intellectual curiosity in children. This title covers many topics that range from the origins and nature of the universe and how life began on earth, to questions about morality, religion, science, happiness, and even death.
In this volume, distinguished philosopher Antonio S. Cua offers a collection of original studies on Xunzi, a leading classical Confucian thinker, and on other aspects of Chinese philosophy. While each essay individually makes an important contribution to the study of Chinese philosophy, the book as a whole represents a major scholarly achievement. ......
M N Roy conceived of humanism as a scientific, integral, and radically new worldview. For humanists, philosophers, political scientists, and others, Roy's view of humanism has great appeal and broad application beyond its original Indian context. This work presents a collection of Roy's most significant works.
A Complete Greek Word Index to the Writings of Philo of Alexandria
The writings of Philo of Alexandria (20 B.C.E.-40 C.E.) are important for the light they shed on the development of both Hellenistic Judaism and early Christianity. This new reference work, designed specifically to aid with scholarly research on Philo, is the first and only available index to all the Greek words in the writings of Philo, main ......
Provides an introduction to the main schools of Indian philosophy within both the Hindu and Buddhist traditions. This book analyzes the schools' different doctrines and compares their approaches to specific philosophical topics - ontology, epistemology, perception, consciousness, and creation and causality.
