Description: Engaging Buddhism : Why It Matters to Philosophy, Paperback by Garfield, Jay L., ISBN 0190204346, ISBN-13 9780190204341, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "Jay Garfield is an expert both in analytic logic as well as on Buddhism, and this book represents an important demonstration for Western philosophers of the value of engaging with another tradition -- in this case, Buddhist philosophy -- over a wide range of topics, and the value of that engagement for contemporary philosophical practice. Garfield encourages Western philosophers to read Buddhist texts, include them in the curriculum, and to take Buddhist positions seriously, alongside other non-western traditions. The chapters here introduce important Buddhist ideas systematically, and then apply them to a topic of interest in the West; others begin with a problem and then introduce a Buddhist approach; while other chapters take more hybrid approaches. He ranges over key philosophical questions about metaphysics, consciousness, the self, epistemology, ethics, and others -- and his approach is idiosyncratic, accessible, and informal, focussing on often difficult concepts from Indian and Tibetan texts andmaking them graspable"--
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Book Title: Engaging Buddhism : Why It Matters to Philosophy
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 1.3 in
Publication Year: 2015
Topic: Buddhist, General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Philosophy
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Author: Jay L. Garfield
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
