Asian texts, Asian contexts
Subtitle: encounters with Asian philosophies and religions
By: edited by David Jones and E. R. Klein.
Contributors: Jones, David Edward.; Klein, Ellen R.
Series: SUNY series in Asian studies development
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781438426754; 9781438426761
Subjects: Philosophy, Asian; Asia -- Religion
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The importance of Asian philosophy in the curriculum / John M. Koller; title: The Confucian worldview : uncommon assumptions, common misconceptions / Roger T. Ames; title: Texts section; title: India : in the Battlefield of Dharma : the moral philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita / Vrinda Dalmiya; title: Vimalakartis triumphant silence : bridging Indian and East Asian Buddhism / Jeffrey Dippmann; title: The things of this world are masks the infinite assumes : introducing Samkhya and yoga philosophy / Tom Pynn; title: China : too twisted to fit a carpenter's square : using and teaching the Daodejing  / Ronnie Littlejohn; title: Performing the meanings of Dao : a possible pedagogical strategy for teaching Cinese philosophy / Robin R. Wang; title: Mengzi : human nature is good / Jiang Xinyan; title: Japan : the dilemma of Dôgen / Brian Schroeder; title: Self-identity of the absolute what : on how to read the philosophy of Nishida Kitaro / Gereon Kopf; title: The bottom of my soul has such depth that neither joy nor the waves of sorrow can reach it : an introduction to the Kyoto School / Jason Wirth; title: Contexts section; title: Frameworks : history as a vehicle for the universal / John A. Tucker; title: Asking the right questions / Francis Brassard; title: A sketch of the Diamondsutra's logic of not / Shigenori Nagatomo; title: Art : Nama-rupa: the paradox of embodiment in Indian art / Harriette D. Grissom; title: Philosophical reflection and visual art in traditional China / Stephen J. Goldberg; title: Philosophy : teaching Chinese philosophy from the outside in / Mary Bockover; title: A strategy for integrating Confucius' analects into a typical introduction to philosophy course / James Peterman.