Philosophical Traditions

Philosophical Traditions, based on the Royal Institute of Philosophy's London Lecture series for 2012-13, explores different traditions in world philosophy.

List of contents

Preface Anthony O'Hear; 1. Modern Japanese philosophy: historical contexts and cultural implications Yoko Arisaka; 2. The 'continental' tradition? Alan Montefiore; 3. Philosophy and life in Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy: three aspects Richard Sorabji; 4. Philosophical modernities: polycentricity and early modernity in India Jonardon Ganeri; 5. Daoism, nature and humanity David E. Cooper; 6. Select issues and controversies in contemporary African philosophy Barry Hallen; 7. Buddhist idealists and their Jain critics on our knowledge of external objects Matthew T. Kapstein; 8. Self, other, God: twentieth-century Jewish philosophy Tamra Wright; 9. Conversing in emptiness: rethinking cross-cultural dialogue with the Kyoto School Bret W. Davis; 10. From good knowers to just knowers in the Mahãbhãrata: towards a comparative virtue epistemology Vrinda Dalmiya; 11. Analytic philosophy and its synoptic commission: towards the epistemic end of days Fraser MacBride; 12. Heroic-idyllic philosophizing: Nietzsche and the Epicurean tradition Keith Ansell-Pearson; 13. Islamic philosophy: past, present and future Ali Paya.

Product details

• Authors: &apos, Anthony hear, O&apos, Anthony O'Hear, Anthony O''''hear, Anthony (Royal Institute of Philosophy O''''hear
• Assisted by: Anthony O'Hear (Editor), Anthony (Royal Institute of Philosophy O'Hear (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.07.2014
• EAN: 9781107434486
• ISBN: 978-1-107-43448-6
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements; Royal Institute of Philosophy; Royal Institute of Philosophy; Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works