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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A brisk and invigorating survey of three millenia of Indian and Chinese philosophy. Packs an amazing amount of (digestible) information about these traditions into 256 pages. It is hard to think of a better place to start for people wanting to know more about Eastern systems of thught. ( ) no reviews | add a review
'The time has come for global philosophy to move beyond the model where the West is at the centre of radiating spokes of comparison.' Challenging the notion that Western philosophy is the best or only yardstick against which to judge the so-called 'non-Western' philosophies, Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad sets up a lively debate in which the great thought systems of the East are engaged very much in their own terms. The author's impressive sweep takes him through South Asia east to China and Japan, encompassing 3000 years of philosophy and including the ancient philosophies of India, Jainism, Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism. At the same time, Ram-Prasad dispels the romantic illusion that there is some common mystical 'wisdom tradition' that binds together the cultures of the East. His aim is to give a sense of the diversity and depth of these philosophical cultures, as well as their sophistication and originality; and to make comparisons between them to illuminate their varied yet potentially universal appeal. No library descriptions found. |
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