Continues the author’s inquiry into the development of the Chinese philosophical concept Li, concluding in Song and Ming dynasty Neo-Confucianism.

Uses Buddhist philosophy to discuss diversity as a value, one that can contribute to equity in a globalizing world.

Explores the development of Chinese thought, highlighting its concern with questions of coherence.

A critique of the modern receptions of Islamic Peripatetic philosophy and a validation of the importance of Islamic philosophy for modern philosophy

Argues that philosophy, as multidisciplinary comparative inquiry, is essential to the contemporary academic study of religion.

A cross-cultural work which reinvigorates the consideration of enlightenment.

A much-needed consideration of methodology in comparative philosophy.

A work of and about comparative philosophy that stresses the importance of language in intercultural endeavors.

Traces the roots of logos in different cultural milieux.

Brings Confucianism and Daoism into conversation with contemporary philosophy and the contemporary world situation.

A groundbreaking work that uncovers an implicit system of hermeneutics in traditional Chinese thought and aesthetics.

Bringing together the philosophies of John Dewey and Confucius, this work illustrates a means for cultural interaction and provides a model of global philosophy.

Using both Confucian texts and the work of American pragmatist John Dewey, this book offers a distinctly Confucian model of democracy.

Explores connections between Neoplatonism and Indian philosophy.

Argues that Confucianism can be important to the contemporary, global conversation of philosophy and should not be confined to an East Asian context.

Addresses the psycho-physical dualism of the Nyaya school of Indian philosophy with references to both Indian and Western philosophy.

Distinguished scholars provide the first book-length consideration of the work of philosopher and theologian Robert Cummings Neville, including a response from Neville himself.

With a focus on educational computing, this book examines how technological practices align with or subvert existing forms of dominance. Examines the important question: Is the enormous financial investment school districts are making in computing technology a good idea?

After exploring the theory and practice of politics in ancient China, ancient India, and modern Europe, Scharfstein argues that the justification for deception and force is inseparable from political life and assesses the chances for a better political future.

Treats the nature and ethical significance of emotions from a comparative cultural perspective emphasizing Asian traditions.

Confucian Ethics of the Axial Age describes the formative period of Chinese culture—the last centuries of the Zhou dynasty—as an early epoch of enlightenment. It comprehensively reconstructs the ethical ...