Doing Philosophy Comparatively: Foundations, Problems, and Methods of Cross-Cultural Inquiry - Softcover

Tim Connolly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1350177547 ISBN 13: 9781350177543

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023

Synopsis

What standards should we use to evaluate culturally distinct philosophies? Is language a barrier in our attempts to understand other traditions? How do we avoid our comparisons being biased or generalized?

Doing Philosophy Comparatively answers these questions by providing a thorough overview of the methodology involved in extending philosophy across linguistic and cultural boundaries. It introduces students to the main problems, methods, and approaches of comparative philosophy, showing how to make informed cross-cultural judgments through reflection and practice. Now thoroughly revised and updated to showcase the most recent developments in the field, this 2nd edition engages students further with philosophies beyond the Anglo-European tradition and features:

· A wider variety of comparative examples from Chinese, Indian, African, and Islamic traditions
· A new section with focused exercises for each chapter, helping students to interact meaningfully with primary texts
· Updated discussion questions and suggested reading sections

With supporting online resources that provide links to reliable translations of the texts and primary sources included in the book, this new edition remains an essential toolkit for the practice of doing comparative philosophy.

About this title

About the Author

Tim Connolly is Professor and Co-Chair of the Department of Modern Languages, Philosophy, and Religion at East Stroudsburg University, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350177547
• ISBN 13: 9781350177543
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320