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World Philosophies A Historical Introduction

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ISBN-10: 0631232613

ISBN-13: 9780631232612

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: David E. Cooper

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This book introduces philosophy from the time of ancient India, China and Greece up to the present day. These philosophical systems are viewed as attempts to provide integrated accounts of human beings within the wider order of nature.
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List price: $61.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/10/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.70" long x 1.68" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English

#60;b#62;David E. Cooper#60;/b#62; is Professor of Philosophy (Emeritus) at Durham University. His many books include #60;i#62;World Philosophies: An Historical Introduction#60;/i#62; (Blackwell, 1996, 2002); #60;i#62;Existentialism: A Reconstruction#60;/i#62; (Blackwell, 1990, 1999); #60;i#62;and The Measure of Things: Humanism, Humility and Mystery#60;/i#62; (2002).#60;br#62;#60;p#62;#60;b#62;Peter S. Fosl#60;/b#62; is Professor of Philosophy at Transylvania University. Recipient of the 2006 Acorn Award for Kentucky's outstanding university professor of the year, Fosl is co-author with Julian Baggini of #60;i#62;The Ethics Toolkit#60;/i#62; (Blackwell, 2007) #60;i#62;and The…    

Preface to second edition
Introduction
Ancient Philosophies
India
The 'Schools' and their Framework
Nyaya
Samkhya and Yoga
Advaita Vedanta
Buddhism
Ethics and Indian Philosophy
China
The Character of Chinese Philosophy
Confucianism
Mohism
Taoism
Greece
Legacies
Naturalism and Relativism
Plato
Aristotle
Epicureanism, Scepticism and Stoicism
Middle Period and 'Modern' Philosophies
Medieval Philosophies
Religion and Philosophy
Neo-Platonism and Early Christianity
Islamic and Jewish Philosophy
Thomism and its Critics
Medieval Mysticism
Developments in Asian Philosophy
Theistic Vedanta
Neo-Confucianism
Zen Buddhism
Illumination
From Renaissance to Enlightenment
Humanism and the Rise of Science
Scepticism
Dualism, Materialism and Idealism
Monism and Monadology
Enlightenment and Its Critics
Recent Philosophies
Kant and the Nineteenth Century
Kant
Absolute Idealism
Philosophies of the Will
Marxism and Social Darwinism
Positivism, Pragmatism and British Idealism
Recent Non-Western Philosophies
India
China and Japan
The Islamic World
Africa
Twentieth-Century Western Philosophies
Philosophies of Life
Phenomenology, Hermeneutics and Existentialism
Logical Atomism and Logical Positivism
Naturalisms
Postmodernism and Related Tendencies
Bibliography
Index