| Wisdom and Philosophy: Contemporary and Comparative Approaches Contributor(s): Moeller, Hans-Georg (Editor), Whitehead, Andrew (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1350045500 ISBN-13: 9781350045507 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $47.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Eastern - Philosophy | Epistemology - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General |
| Dewey: 109 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.75 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wisdom and Philosophy: Contemporary and Comparative Approaches questions the nature of the relationship between wisdom and philosophy from an intercultural perspective. Bringing together an international mix of respected philosophers, this volume discusses similarities and differences of Western and Asian pursuits of wisdom and reflects on attempts to combine them. Contributors cover topics such as Confucian ethics, the acquisition of wisdom in pre-Qin literature and anecdotes of stupidity in the classical Chinese tradition, while also addressing contemporary topics such as global Buddhism and analytic metaphysics. Providing original examples of comparative philosophy, contributors look at ideas and arguments of thinkers such as Confucius, Zhuangzi and Zhu Xi alongside the work of Aristotle, Plato and Heidegger. Presenting Asian perspectives on philosophy as practical wisdom, Wisdom and Philosophy is a rare intercultural inquiry into the relation between wisdom and philosophy. It provides new ways of understanding how wisdom connects to philosophy and underlines the need to reintroduce it into philosophy today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Moeller, Hans-Georg: - Hans-Georg Moeller is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Macau in Macau, ChinaWhitehead, Andrew: - Andrew K. Whitehead specializes in East-West Comparative Philosophy, particularly concerning the philosophy of Zen Buddhism and phenomenology. He is the Manager of the Irish Institute of Japanese Studies in the Department of Philosophy at University College Cork, the Executive Director of the Academie du Midi Institute of Philosophy, and has recently been appointed Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the Department of History and Philosophy at Kennesaw State University, USA |