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Companion to Buddhist Philosophy
Steven M. . Ed(S): Emmanuel
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Description for Companion to Buddhist Philosophy
A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy is the most comprehensive single volume on the subject available; it offers the very latest scholarship to create a wide-ranging survey of the most important ideas, problems, and debates in the history of Buddhist philosophy. Editor(s): Emmanuel, Steven M. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 760 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 179 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1304.
A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy is the most comprehensive single volume on the subject available; it offers the very latest scholarship to create a wide-ranging survey of the most important ideas, problems, and debates in the history of Buddhist philosophy.
- Encompasses the broadest treatment of Buddhist philosophy available, covering social and political thought, meditation, ecology and contemporary issues and applications
- Each section contains overviews and cutting-edge scholarship that expands readers understanding of the breadth and diversity of Buddhist thought
- Broad coverage of topics allows flexibility to instructors in creating a syllabus
- Essays provide valuable alternative philosophical perspectives on topics to those available in ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
760
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Number of Pages
760
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470658772
SKU
V9780470658772
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99-15
About Steven M. . Ed(S): Emmanuel
Steven M. Emmanuel is Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Wesleyan College, USA. He is the author of Kierkegaard and the Logic of Revelation (1996) and editor of two previous volumes with Blackwell: The Guide to the Modern Philosophers: From Descartes to Nietzsche (2001) and Modern Philosophy: An Anthology (2002). In 2008, he produced and directed an award-winning documentary film entitled ... Read more
Reviews for Companion to Buddhist Philosophy
“All in all, this collection of essays is an invaluable resource on Buddhism, particularly for Western students. Each essay was written with great sophistication, rigor, and insight, and all are highly readable. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty.” (Choice, 1 November 2013)