A Companion to World Philosophies (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy)

Ch. 1. Chinese Philosophy: A Synoptic / Tu Weiming -- Ch. 2. History Of Indian Philosophy / J.n. Mohanty -- Ch. 3. Classical Polynesian Thinking / John Charlot -- Ch. 4. African Philosophy: A Historical Overview / D.a. Masolo -- Ch. 5. Survey Of Buddhist Thought / Niniana Smart -- Ch. 6. Islamic Philosophy: An Overview / Tamara Albertini -- Ch. 7. Ideas Of The Good In Chinese Philosophy / Shun Kwong-loi -- Ch. 8. Chinese Conception Of Selfhood / Roger T. Ames -- Ch. 9. Human Beings And Nature In Traditional Chinese Thought / P.j. Ivanhoe -- Ch. 10. Causation In Chinese Philosophy / Carine Defoort -- Ch. 11. Chinese Socio-political Ideals / Henry Rosemont -- Ch. 12. Reality And Divinity In Chinese Philosophy / Chung-ying Cheng -- Ch. 13. Reason And Principle In Chinese Philosophy: An Interpretation Of Li / A.s. Cua -- Ch. 14. Way And The Truth / David L. Hall -- Ch. 15. Chinese Aesthetics / Stephen J. Goldberg -- Ch. 16. Socio-political Thought In Classical India / Daya Krishna -- Ch. 17. Indian Conceptions Of Reality And Divinity / Gerald James Larson -- Ch. 18. Rationality In Indian Philosophy -- Ch. 19. Humankind And Nature In Indian Philosophy / John M. Koller -- Ch. 20. Idea Of The Good In Indian Thought / J.n. Mohanty -- Ch. 21. Indian Aesthetics: A Philosophical Survey / Edwin Gerow -- Ch. 22. Self And Person In Indian Philosophy / Stephen H. Phillips -- Ch. 23. Truth In Indian Philosophy / Amita Chatterjee -- Ch. 24. Ideas Of The Good In Buddhist Philosophy / P.d. Premasiri -- Ch. 25. Reflections On Social And Political Ideals In Buddhist Philosophy / John Ross Carter -- Ch. 26. Causality In Buddhist Philosophy / G.c. Pande -- Ch. 27. Humankind And Nature In Buddhism / Knut A. Jacobsen -- Ch. 28. Buddhist Reality And Divinity / Kenneth K. Inada -- Ch. 29. Buddhist Concept Of Self / Thomas P. Kasulis -- Ch. 30. Rationality In Buddhist Thought / David Bastow -- Ch. 31. Buddhist Perspectives On Ontological Truth / Matthew Kapstein -- Ch. 32. Truth And Islamic Thought / Andrey Smirnov -- Ch. 33. Islamic Aesthetics / Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Ch. 34. Reality And Divinity In Islamic Philosophy / Josep Puig Montada -- Ch. 35. Selfhood/personhood In Islamic Philosophy / John Walbridge -- Ch. 36. Concept Of The Good In Islamic Philosophy / Mourad Wahba -- Ch. 37. Causality And Islamaic Thought / Andrey Smirnov -- Ch. 38. Rationality In Islamic Philosophy / Majid Fakhry -- Ch. 39. Contemporary Chinese Philosophy / Roger T. Ames -- Ch. 40. Contemporary Japanese Philosophy / Shigenori Nagatomo -- Ch. 41. Contemporary Indian Situation / Bina Gupta -- Ch. 42. Contemporary Polynesian Thinking / John Charlot -- Ch. 43. Current Trends And Perspectives In African Philosophy / Segun Gbadegesin -- Ch. 44. Contemporary Buddhist Philosophy / Michiko Yusa -- Ch. 45. Contemporary Islamic Thought / Marietta Stepaniants. Edited By Eliot Deutsch And Ron Bontekoe. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Written by an international assembly of leading philosophers, this volume offers a rich and sophisticated introduction to the major non-Western philosophical traditions -- particularly Chinese, Indian, Buddhist and Islamic philosophies. African and Polynesian thinking are also covered by way of historical and contemporary survey articles.The book is organized around the central topics of reality and divinity, of causality, of truth, of the nature of rationality, of selfhood, of humankind and nature, of the good, of aesthetic values, and of social and political ideals. Outstanding scholars articulate the distinctive ways in which these specific problems have been formulated and addressed in the non-Western traditions against the background of their varied historical and cultural presuppositions. Offers an introduction to the major non-Western philosophical traditions--specifically those of China, India, Buddhism, and Islam. African and Polynesian thinking are also covered by way of historical and contemporary survey articles. --From publisher description

This outstanding volume offers students, teachers and general readers a complete introductory survey of the major non-western philosophical traditions.