Eastern Philosophy Books

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1. Classical Vaisesika in Indian Philosophy: On Knowing and What is to Be Known

   By ShashiPrabha Kumar

   Vaisesika is one of the six systems of Hindu philosophy. It represents a pluralistic realism and is usually held to be an atomistic, metaphysical theory. This book explors the basic tenets of the Vaisesika classical school of Indian philosophy from a new perspective. The author argues that it...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-54918-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

2. Indian Philosophy: a historical introduction with readings

   By Bina Gupta

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-80003-7 | Paperback (Routledge)

3. Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West: Between Mind and Body

   Edited by Geoffrey Samuel, Jay Johnston

   Subtle-body practices are found particularly in Indian, Indo-Tibetan and East Asian societies, but have become increasingly familiar in Western societies, especially through the various healing and yogic techniques and exercises associated with them. Typically, subtle-body practices assume a...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-60811-4 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   Buddhist Studies from India to America: Essays in Honor of Charles S. Prebish

   Edited by Damien Keown

   Buddhist Studies from India to America covers four important areas of Buddhist Studies: Vinaya Studies and Ethics, the history of Buddhist schools, Western Buddhism, and Inter-religious dialogue. These are the main areas which Charles S. Prebish has either inaugurated or helped to define; and...

   September 2010 | 978-0-415-59936-8 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Daoism in History: Essays in Honour of Liu Ts'un-yan

   Edited by Benjamin Penny

   Over the last decade there has been a marked increase in the study of Daoism especially in Japan, China and the West, with a new generation of scholars broadening our understanding of the religion. Including contributions from the foremost scholars in the field, Daoism in History presents...

   August 2010 | 978-0-415-59929-0 | Paperback (Routledge)

6. Confucian Studies

   Edited by Xinzhong Yao, Tu Weiming

   It is difficult, if not totally impossible, to define what we call ‘Confucianism’ in terms of any of the disciplines we are used to in the West, and contemporary scholars tend to see it as a historical and yet living tradition containing elements of philosophy, religion, politics, morality, and...

   August 2010 | 978-0-415-45215-1 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   M. N. Roy: Marxism and Colonial Cosmopolitanism

   By Kris Manjapra

   This is a work of South Asian intellectual history written from a transnational perspective and based on the life and work of M.N. Roy, one of India’s most formidable Marxist intellectuals. Swadeshi revolutionary, co-founder of the Mexican Communist Part, member of the Communist International...

   February 2010 | 978-0-415-44603-7 | Paperback (Routledge India)

8. Governance for Harmony in Asia and Beyond

   Edited by Julia Tao, Anthony B. L. Cheung, Martin Painter, Chenyang Li

   Harmony has become a major challenge for modern governance in the twenty-first century because of the multi-religious, multi-racial and multi-ethnic character of our increasingly globalized societies. Governments all over the world are facing growing pressure to integrate the many diverse elements...

   December 2009 | 978-0-415-47004-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

9. The Ethics of Confucius and Aristotle: Mirrors of Virtue

   By Jiyuan Yu

   As a comparative study of the virtue ethics of Aristotle and Confucius, this book explores how they each reflect upon human good and virtue out of their respective cultural assumptions, conceptual frameworks, and philosophical perspectives. It does not simply take one side as a...

   June 2009 | 978-0-415-80305-2 | Paperback (Routledge)
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    Environmental Ethics in Buddhism: A Virtues Approach

    By Pragati Sahni

    Environmental Ethics in Buddhism presents a logical and thorough examination of the metaphysical and ethical dimensions of early Buddhist literature. The author determines the meaning of nature in the early Buddhist context from general Buddhist teachings on dhamma, paticcasamuppada, samsara and...

    April 2009 | 978-0-415-54472-6 | Paperback (Routledge)