Asian philosophy

Description

The present publication is a continuation of two earlier series of chronicles, Philosophy in the Mid-Century (Firenze 1958/59) and Contemporary Philosophy (Firenze 1968), edited by Raymond Klibansky. As with the earlier series the present surveys purport to give a survey of significant trends in contemporary philosophical discussion. The need for such surveys has, I believe, increased rather than decreased over the last years. The philosophical scene appears, for various reasons, rather more complex than ever before. The continuing process of specialization in most branches, the emergence of new schools of thought, particularly in philosophical logic in the philosophy of language, and in social and political philosophy, the increasing attention being paid to the history of philosophy in discussions of contem­ porary problems as well as the increasing interest in cross-cultural philosophical discussion, are the most important contributory factors. Surveys of the present kind are a valuable source of knowledge about this complexity and may as such be of assistance in renewing the understanding of one's own philosophical problems. The surveys, it is to be hoped, may help to strengthen the Socratic element of modern philosophy, the world wide dialogue or Kommunikationsgemeinschaft. So far, six volumes have been prepared for the new series. The present surveys in Asian Philosophy (Vol. 7) follow the surveys in the Philosophy of Language and Philosophical Logic (Vol. I), Philosophy of Science (Vol. 2), Philosophy of Action (Vol. 3), Philosophy of Mind (Vol. 4), African Philosophy (Vol. 5), and Medieval Philosophy Part 1-2 (Vol. 6). Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction....Pages 1-8 Śatapathaprajñâ: Should we speak of philosophy in classical India? A case of homeomorphic equivalents....Pages 11-67 Emerging new approaches in the study of classical Indian philosophy....Pages 69-82 Indian metaphysics....Pages 83-105 The Pandit World with special reference to problems of logic....Pages 107-120 The implicit philosophy and worldview of Indian tribes....Pages 121-136 Pramāṇa epistemology: Some recent developments....Pages 137-154 Philosophy of language in India....Pages 155-164 La pensée rationnelle en Chine ancienne....Pages 165-193 Central themes of Buddhist philosophy....Pages 195-206 Taoist Philosophy compared to European Philosophy....Pages 207-222 Korean Confucianism reconsidered....Pages 223-238 Taoismus in Korea....Pages 239-251 The phenomenology and psychology of Korean shamanism....Pages 253-268 The character of Japanese thought....Pages 269-281 Le concept de ma et ses transformations sémantiques comme voie d’accès à l’esthétique japonaise....Pages 283-289 The concept of creation in the philosophy of Kitaro Nishida....Pages 291-301 Dogen’s thought on the Way as meta-ethical principle....Pages 303-313 Die Idee der Freiheit in Japan....Pages 315-339 L’hybridité de culture et l’imagination créatrice: Le cas de Tetsurô Watsuji comme penseur du Japon moderne....Pages 341-356 Deutsche Philosophie in Japan....Pages 357-375 Political philosophy in modern Japan....Pages 377-395 Back Matter....Pages 397-411