Landscape and Travelling East and West: A Philosophical Journey Contributor(s): Moeller, Hans-Georg (Editor), Whitehead, Andrew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 147424825X ISBN-13: 9781474248259 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Philosophy | Eastern |
Dewey: 111.850 |
Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.80 lbs) 256 pages |
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Publisher Description: Philosophical reflections on journeys and crossings, homes and habitats, have appeared in all major East Asian and Western philosophies. Landscape and travelling first emerged as a key issue in ancient Chinese philosophy, quickly becoming a core concern of Daoism and Confucianism. Yet despite the eminence of such reflections, Landscape and Travelling East and West: A Philosophical Journey is the first academic study to explore these philosophical themes in detail. Individual case studies from esteemed experts consider how philosophical thought about places and journeys have inspired and shaped major intellectual and cultural traditions; how such notions concretely manifested themselves in Chinese art, particularly in the genres of landscape painting and garden architecture. The studies present a philosophical dialogue between Confucianism and Daoism on issues of social space and belonging and include discussion on travel and landscape in Buddhism as well as Japanese and Tibetan contexts. Approaching the topic from an inter-cultural perspectives, particularly East Asian philosophies, and using these to enrich contemporary reflections on space, the environment, and traversing, this unique collection adds an important voice to present philosophical, political, and cultural discourses. |
Contributor Bio(s): Moeller, Hans-Georg: - Hans-Georg Moelleris SeniorLecturer in the Department of Philosophy at UniversityCollege Cork, Ireland.Whitehead, 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 Académie 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 |