Eastern Philosophy of Religion

This Element presents the assumptions, ideas, and arguments for philosophical foundation of Asia's living traditions of spiritual practice.

Victoria S. Harrison (Author)

9781108457484, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 6 October 2022

75 pages
22.8 x 15.1 x 0.5 cm, 0.13 kg

This Element selectively examines a range of ideas and arguments drawn from the philosophical traditions of South and East Asia, focusing on those that are especially relevant to the philosophy of religion. The Element introduces key debates about the self and the nature of reality that unite the otherwise highly diverse philosophies of Indian and Chinese Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. The emphasis of this Element is analytical rather than historical. Key issues are explained in a clear, precise, accessible manner, and with a view to their contemporary relevance to ongoing philosophical debates.

1. Introduction
2. Self
3. Being and emptiness
4. Nothing and something
5. Pluralism
6. Global philosophy
Bibliography.

Subject Areas: Philosophy of religion [HRAB], Oriental & Indian philosophy [HPDF]