Buddhisms and Deconstructions - Hardcover

Jin Y. Park

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8120833864 ISBN 13: 9788120833869

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass,, 2011

Synopsis

The philosophical orientation of the West's continental metaphysical thinking and the nature of the project of modernity and enlightenment.

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Review

This set of essays crystallizes decades of important developments in the dialogue between Buddhism and post-modern thought, revealing their relevance to each other and to the future of philosophical reflection East and West.--John Makransky, associate professor of Buddhism and comparative theology, Boston College

These essays seriously engage the philosophical parallels between Buddhism and deconstruction in a manner that is both well-informed and largely free of jargon. In their depth and breadth, they deliver the kind of mutual elucidation that all philosophical dialogue aspires to, without skirting the serious challenges of truly cross-cultural philosophizing. Buddhisms and Deconstructions helps us better appreciate the profound and subtle implications of the Buddhist notions of dependent arising, emptiness and the two truths, by bringing them together with deconstruction to address such problems as self and identity, language, and referentiality.--William Waldron, department of religion, Middlebury College

It could serve as an accessible introduction to an often difficult subject.... Buddhisms and Deconstructions provide a number of enjoyable reads....and reveals, with much clarity and depth, a breadth of philosophical insight comparing Buddhist and Derridean thought.--Victor Forte "Springer Science and Business Media "

Buddhisms and Deconstructions generously provides us with an intriguing reading in search of a Middle Path that goes beyond all opposition and dualism, envisioning a mutual-enriching dialogue by way of cross-bordering, beyond all limits, categorizations, and self-enclosure.--Vincent Shen, Lee Chair in Chinese Thought and Culture, Department of Philosophy and Department of East Asian Studies, University of Toronto

Buddhisms and Deconstructions, edited by Jin Y. Park, contains a number of fascinating articles dealing with a comparison between two systems of thought, one a long-standing tradition from the East and the other a contemporary movement in the West....Park and her colleagues had convincingly demonstrated multiple levels of connection and why deconstructionism works so well in a Buddhist context. Therefore, it is clear that the contributors have gone a long way toward achieving the goal of forcing out of stagnancy and reinvigorating the noble task of linking Buddhism with Western philosophy.--Steven Heine, Florida International University "Philosophy East and West, October 2008 "

About the Author

Jin Y. Park is assistant professor in the department of philosophy and religion at American University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass,
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8120833864
• ISBN 13: 9788120833869
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 290
• Editor: Jin Y. Park