Title: A companion to Buddhist philosophy /
Authors: Emmanuel, Steven M.,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Buddhist philosophy.; PHILOSOPHY / Eastern.; Buddhist philosophy
Abstract: "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 Western traditions "--
Contents: Conceptual foundations -- Major schools of Buddhist thought -- Themes in Buddhist philosophy. Metaphysics ; Epistemology ; Language and logic ; Philosophy of mind ; Ethics and moral philosophy ; Social and political philosophy -- Buddhist meditation -- Contemporary issues and applications.