{"product_id":"a-companion-to-buddhist-philosophy-isbn-9781119144663","title":"A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Buddhist Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncompasses the broadest treatment of Buddhist philosophy available, covering social and political thought, meditation, ecology and contemporary issues and applications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach section contains overviews and cutting-edge scholarship that expands readers understanding of the breadth and diversity of Buddhist thought\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBroad coverage of topics allows flexibility  to instructors in creating a syllabus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssays provide valuable alternative philosophical perspectives on topics to those available in Western traditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven M. Emmanuel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Conceptual Foundations\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Philosophical Context of Gotama’s Thought 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen J. Laumakis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Dukkha, Non-Self, and the Teaching on the Four “Noble Truths” 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Harvey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Conditioned Co-arising of Mental and Bodily Processes within Life and Between Lives 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Harvey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Major Schools of Buddhist Thought 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Theravâda 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Skilton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Indian Mahâyâna Buddhism 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Blumenthal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Tibetan Mahâyâna and Vajrayâna 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouglas Duckworth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 East Asian Buddhism 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonald S. Green\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Themes in Buddhist Philosophy 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Metaphysics 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Metaphysical Issues in Indian Buddhist Thought 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan Westerhoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Emptiness in Mahâyâna Buddhism: Interpretations and Comparisons 151\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Burton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Practical Applications of the Perfection of Wisdom Stra and Madhyamaka in the Kâlacakra Tantric Tradition 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVesna A. Wallace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Huayan Metaphysics of Totality 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan Fox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Forms of Emptiness in Zen 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBret W. Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Between the Horns of Idealism and Realism: The Middle Way of Madhyamaka 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraham Priest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Epistemology 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 A Survey of Early Buddhist Epistemology 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn J. Holder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Reason and Experience in Buddhist Epistemology 241\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Coseru\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Three Truths in Tiantai Buddhism 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrook Ziporyn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 “Spiritual Exercise” and Buddhist Epistemologists in India and Tibet 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew T. Kapstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Yogic Perception, Meditation, and Enlightenment: The Epistemological Issues in a Key Debate 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTom J. F. Tillemans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Language and Logic 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Language and Logic in Indian Buddhist Thought 307\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrendan S. Gillon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Buddhist Philosophy of Logic 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKoji Tanaka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Candrakîrti on the Limits of Language and Logic 331\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren C. Lang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 On the Value of Speaking and Not Speaking: Philosophy of Language in Zen Buddhism 349\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven Heine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The Voice of Another: Speech, Responsiveness, and Buddhist Philosophy 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard F. Nance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. Philosophy of Mind 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Mind in Theravâda Buddhism 377\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaria Heim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Philosophy of Mind in Buddhism 395\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard P. Hayes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Cognition, Phenomenal Character, and Intentionality in Tibetan Buddhism 405\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Stoltz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Non-Self Theory and Problems in Philosophy of Mind 419\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoerg Tuske\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE. Ethics and Moral Philosophy 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Ethical Thought in Indian Buddhism 429\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher W. Gowans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Character, Disposition, and the Qualities of the Arahats as a Means of Communicating Buddhist Philosophy in the Suttas 452\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Compassion and the Ethics of Violence 466\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Jenkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Buddhist Ethics and Western Moral Philosophy 476\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Edelglass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eF. Social and Political Philosophy 491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 The Enlightened Sovereign: Buddhism and Kingship in India and Tibet 491\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorgios T. Halkias\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Political Interpretations of the Lotus Stra 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Mark Shields\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Socially Engaged Buddhism: Emerging Patterns of Theory and Practice 524\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher S. Queen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Comparative Refl ections on Buddhist Political Thought: Aúoka, Shambhala and the General Will 536\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Cummiskey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Buddhist Meditation 553\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Buddhist Meditation: Theory and Practice 555\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Goodman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Seeing Mind, Being Body: Contemplative Practice and Buddhist Epistemology 572\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Carolyn Klein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 From the Five Aggregates to Phenomenal Consciousness: Towards a Cross-Cultural Cognitive Science 585\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJake H. Davis and Evan Thompson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Contemporary Issues and Applications 599\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Buddhism and Environmental Ethics 601\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon P. James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Buddhism and Biomedical Issues 613\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDamien Keown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 War and Peace in Buddhist Philosophy 631\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSallie B. King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Buddhist Perspectives on Human Rights 651\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarma Lekshe Tsomo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Buddhist Perspectives on Gender Issues 663\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRita M. Gross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Diversity Matters: Buddhist Refl ections on the Meaning of Difference 675\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter D. Hershock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 693\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 696\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven M. Emmanuel\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Wesleyan College, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eKierkegaard and the Logic of Revelation\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and editor of two previous volumes with Blackwell: \u003ci\u003eThe Guide to the Modern Philosophers: From Descartes to Nietzsche\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and \u003ci\u003eModern Philosophy: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). In 2008, he produced and directed an award-winning documentary film entitled \u003ci\u003eMaking Peace with Viet Nam\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Buddhist Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is the most comprehensive single volume on the subject available; not only does the Companion offer the non-specialist an in-depth introduction to the central concepts of Buddhism, it presents extensive discussions of Buddhist social and political thought, contemplative practice, issues in applied ethics, and Buddhist social activism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe contributors list for the Companion includes leading scholars in the field; each engages the latest scholarship to create a wide-ranging survey of the most important ideas, problems, and debates in Buddhist philosophy. The volume will expand readers’ understanding of the breadth and diversity of Buddhist thought, with many of the chapters written from a comparative perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA conscious effort has been undertaken throughout the volume to create a mainstream bridge between the Western and Buddhist philosophical traditions. The broad coverage of Buddhist thought offers a great deal of flexibility to instructors and students, presenting the most versatile single-volume sourcebook available for constructing a customized syllabus on Buddhist philosophy or comparative philosophical thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988602896613,"sku":"NP9781119144663","price":60.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119144663.jpg?v=1761780931","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-companion-to-buddhist-philosophy-isbn-9781119144663","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}