| Within the Four Seas...: Introduction to Comparative Philosophy Contributor(s): Libbrecht, U. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9042918128 ISBN-13: 9789042918122 Publisher: Peeters OUR PRICE: $54.15 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2007 Annotation: Our world has evolved in such a way that we can no longer reduce it to just a market - it has also become an agora, where philosophers exchange world-views in order to understand one another. The author feels that Europe has lost its position at the center of the world and should stop pretending it holds the one true religion, philosophy, economy and science. First and foremost, the author argues, the citizens of Europe need to learn to play fair when comparing different cultures and not rely on exclusively western criteria. This book explains how a comparative model, based on the paradigm-free axes of energy and information, accommodates the current world-views of Taoism, Buddhism and Rationalism - representing Chinese, Indian and Western heritage respectively - and shows how science and religion interrelate within such a global framework. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 109 |
| LCCN: 2006047413 |
| Physical Information: 1.59" H x 6.55" W x 9.66" (2.39 lbs) 634 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Our world has evolved in such a way that we can no longer reduce it to just a market - it has also become an agora, where philosophers exchange world-views in order to understand one another. Europe has lost its position at the centre of the world and should stop pretending it holds the one true religion, philosophy, economy and science. Instead, we should turn our attention to fulfilling the dream of Erasmus reflected in his statement: "I wish to be a citizen of the world". First and foremost, we should learn to play fair when comparing different cultures and not rely on exlusively western criteria. This book explains how a comparative model, based on the paradigm-free axes of energy and information, accommodates the current world-views of Taoism, Buddhism and Rationalism - representing Chinese, Indian and Western heritages respectively - and shows how science and religion interrelate within such a global framework. |
