Self as Person in Asian Theory and Practice

This book is a sequel to Self as Body in Asian Theory and Practice (SUNY, 1992) and anticipates a third book, Self as Image in Asian Theory and Practice. In order to address issues as diverse as the promotion of human rights or the resolution of sexism in ways that avoid inadvertent lapses into cultural chauvinism, alternative cultural perspectives that begin from differing conceptions of self and self-realization must be articulated and respected. This book explores the articulation of personal character within the disparate cultural experiences of Japan, China, and South Asia.

About the author

Roger T. Ames is Humanities Chair Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Peking University. His published works include translations of the Chinese philosophical canons and several interpretive studies.T. P. Kasulis is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, and Secretary of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy.

Product details

• Assisted by: Roger T Ames (Editor), Roger T. Ames (Editor), Ames Roger T. (Editor), Wimal Dissanayake (Editor), Dissanayake Wimal (Editor), Thomas P Kasulis (Editor), Thomas P. Kasulis (Editor), Kasulis Thomas P. (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.02.1994
• EAN: 9780791417249
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-1724-9
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 562 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy