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Wisdom in Early Confucian And Israelite Traditions: A Comparative Study (Ashgate World Philosophies Series) (Ashgate World Philosophies Series)

By Xinzhong Yao

Book information

Publisher
Ashgate Publishing
Year
2006
ISBN
0754609553, 9780754609551
LCC
BM536.C66 Y36 2006
Open Library ID
OL3414458M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1071741 bytes)
Series
Ashgate World Philosophies Series Ashgate World Philosophies Series
Pages
256\256
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

Wisdom is an integral part of all philosophical and religious traditions in the world. Focusing on the concept of wisdom, this book examines the difficulties and problems facing comparative studies of the early Confucian and Israelite traditions by exploring the cosmological and ethical implications of wisdom in the older layers of Christian and Confucian texts. Presenting a detailed discussion of how wisdom was understood in philosophical, religious and social contexts by the writers of the so-called early Confucian and Israelite wisdom texts, this book offers an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the significance of wisdom in the East and West, and to our knowledge of different and yet related ways of life as understood in their literature.

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