num_pages: 384
description: This book is an investigation of the relationship between self and body in the Indian, Japanese, and Chinese philosophical traditions. The interplay between self and body is complex and manifold, touching on issues of epistemology, ontology, social philosophy, and axiology. The authors examine these issues and make relevant connections to the Western tradition. The authors’ allow the Asian traditions to shed new light on some of the traditional mind-body issues addressed in the West.
language: English
title: Self As Body in Asian Theory and Practice
titlecomplete: Self As Body in Asian Theory and Practice (Suny Series, the Body in Culture, History, and Religion)
ratings_count: 3
publisher: State Univ of New York Pr