Buddhism and Postmodernity - Zen, Huayan, and the Possibility of Buddhist Postmodern Ethics

Informationen zum Autor Jin Y. Park is associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at American University. Klappentext Through a close analysis of Zen encounter dialogues (gong'ans) and Huayan Buddhist philosophy, Buddhism and Postmodernity offers a new ethical paradigm for Buddhist-postmodern philosophy. Zusammenfassung Through a close analysis of Zen encounter dialogues (gong'ans) and Huayan Buddhist philosophy! Buddhism and Postmodernity offers a new ethical paradigm for Buddhist-postmodern philosophy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Part One. Centripetality: Buddhism and Metaphysics Chapter 3 The Silence of the Buddha Chapter 4 Hegel and Buddhism Chapter 5 The Logic of Nothing and A-Metaphysics Part 6 Part Two. Centrifugality: Language and Violence Chapter 7 Language and Thinking: Subjectivity and Zen Huatou Meditation Chapter 8 Thinking and Violence: Zen Hermeneutics Chapter 9 Violence Institutionalized: The Social Dimension of Zen Language Part 10 Part Three. The Tension: Buddhism and the Politics of Postmodernity Chapter 11 Modernity, Postmodernity, and the Question of Legitimation Chapter 12 Postmodern Small Discourses and the Huayan World of Mutually Non-interfering Phenomena Chapter 13 Envisioning Zen Ethics through Huayan Phenomenology Chapter 14 The Ethics of Tension: Toward Buddhist Deconstructive Ethics

Product details

• Authors: Jin Park, Jin Y. Park, Park Jin Y.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.01.2011
• EAN: 9780739118245
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1824-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions; PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy