ABSTRACT

With an inside view from an expert in the field, solid scholarship, and a clear and engaging writing style, Asian Philosophies invites students and professors to think along with the great thinkers of the Asian traditions. John M. Koller is a scholar and teacher who has devoted his life to understanding Asian thought and practice. He wrote this text to give students and professors access to the rich philosophical and religious ideas of both South and East Asia.

part 1|164 pages

South Asian Philosophies

chapter 1|9 pages

Historical Perspectives

chapter 2|12 pages

Vedas and Upanishads

chapter 3|13 pages

The Jain Vision

chapter 4|16 pages

Buddhism: The Basic Teachings

chapter 6|17 pages

Madhyamaka and Yogacara

chapter 7|8 pages

Society and the Individual

chapter 8|11 pages

Self and the World: Sankhya-Yoga

chapter 9|9 pages

Knowledge and Reality: Nyaya-Vaisheshika

chapter 10|14 pages

Self and Reality: Mimamsa and Vedanta

chapter 11|10 pages

Theistic Developments

chapter 12|13 pages

Islam

chapter 13|10 pages

Tradition and Modernity

part 2|147 pages

Philosophies of East Asia

chapter 15|16 pages

Yinyang Philosophy in the Book of Changes

chapter 16|11 pages

Confucianism: The Thought of Confucius

chapter 18|8 pages

Daoism: The Daodejing

chapter 19|12 pages

Zhuangzi's Daoism

chapter 20|11 pages

Chinese Buddhism

chapter 21|18 pages

Neo-Confucianism: The Grand Harmony

chapter 22|9 pages

Korean Philosophy

chapter 23|22 pages

Japanese Philosophy

chapter 24|15 pages

Recent Thought