Eastern Philosophy

Ram-Prasad, Chakravarthi

ISBN 10: 0297847449 / ISBN 13: 9780297847441

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London, 2005

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London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2005. 256 pp. 20.5 x 14 cm. Rust colored paper covered boards with gilt titling to spine, in an illustrated dustjacket. Very faint bump to head of front inside flap of dustjacket. Very slight rubbing to upper corner of front board. No other signs of damage or wear. Binding firm. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eastern Philosophy
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0297847449
• ISBN 13: 9780297847441
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • New Additions
  • Eastern Religions
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

'The time has come for global philosophy to move beyond the model where the West is at the centre of radiating spokes of comparison.' Challenging the notion that Western philosophy is the best or only yardstick against which to judge the so-called 'non-Western' philosophies, Ram-Prasad sets up a lively debate in which the great thought systems of the East are engaged very much in their own terms. The author's impressive sweep takes him through South Asia east to China and Japan, encompassing 3000 years of philosophy and including the ancient philosophies of India, Jainism, Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism. At the same time, Ram-Prasad dispels the romantic illusion that there is some common mystical 'wisdom tradition' that binds together the cultures of the East. His aim is to give a sense of the diversity and depth of these philosophical cultures, as well as their sophistication and originality; and to make comparisons between them to illuminate their varied yet potentially universal appeal.

About the Author

Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad studied Politics, Sociology and History in India, and took a doctorate in Philosophy at Oxford. He has taught at the National University of Singapore and held Research Fellowships at Trinity College Oxford and Clare Hall, Cambridge. He has also been Visiting Fellow at Benares Hindu University, Ecole Francaise d' Extreme Orient, Pondicherry and De Nobili College, Pune. He has a range of interests in global and comparative philosophies, and is on the academic advisory council of the Global Religion and Ethics Forum, the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and the Templeton Foundation's Global Perspective on Science and Spirituality Programme. He lectures regularly at universities in the USA, Europe and India, and will be a plenary speaker at the 9th East-West Philosophers' Conference in Hawaii in 2005. Ram-Prasad is currently based in the Department of Religious Studies, Lancaster University.