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Eastern Philosophy: The Basics is an essential introduction to major Indian and Chinese philosophies, both past and present. Exploring familiar metaphysical and ethical questions from the perspectives of different Eastern philosophies, including Confucianism, Daoism, and strands of Buddhism and Hinduism, this book covers key figures, issues, methods and concepts. Questions discussed include:What is the self?Is human nature inherently good or bad?How is the mind related to the world?How can you live an authentic life?What is the fundamental nature of reality?Throughout the book the relationships between Eastern Philosophy, Western Philosophy and the questions reflective people ask within the contemporary world are brought to the fore. With timelines highlighting key figures and their contributions, a list of useful websites and further reading suggestions for each topic, this engaging overview of fundamental ideas in Eastern Philosophy is valuable reading for all students of philosophy and religion, especially those seeking to understand Eastern perspectives.

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EASTERN PHILOSOPHY

THE BASICS

Eastern Philosophy: The Basics is an essential introduction to major Indian and Chinese philosophies, both past and present. Exploring familiar metaphysical and ethical questions from the perspectives of different eastern philosophies, including Confucianism, Daoism, and strands of Buddhism and Hinduism, this book covers key figures, issues, methods and concepts. Questions discussed include:

What is the self?

Is human nature inherently good or bad?

How is the mind related to the world?

How can you live an authentic life?

What is the fundamental nature of reality?

With timelines highlighting key figures and their contributions, a list of useful websites and further reading suggestions for each topic, this engaging overview of fundamental ideas in eastern philosophy is valuable reading for all students of philosophy and religion, especially those seeking to understand eastern perspectives.

Victoria S. Harrison is Reader in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, UK. She has extensive experience of teaching Indian and Chinese philosophies at undergraduate level in both the UK and the USA.

The Basics

ACTING

BELLA MERLIN

ANTHROPOLOGY

PETER METCALF

ARCHAEOLOGY (SECOND EDITION)

CLIVE GAMBLE

ART HISTORY

GRANT POOKE AND DIANA NEWALL

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

KEVIN WARWICK

THE BIBLE

JOHN BARTON

BUDDHISM

CATHY CANTWELL

CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE

SUMAN GUPTA

CRIMINAL LAW

JONATHAN HERRING

CRIMINOLOGY (SECOND EDITION)

SANDRA WALKLATE

DANCE STUDIES

JO BUTTERWORTH

ECONOMICS (SECOND EDITION)

TONY CLEAVER

EDUCATION

KAY WOOD

EVOLUTION

SHERRIE LYONS

EUROPEAN UNION (SECOND EDITION)

ALEX WARLEIGH-LACK

FILM STUDIES

AMY VILLAREJO

FINANCE (SECOND EDITION)

ERIK BANKS

HUMAN GENETICS

RICKI LEWIS

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

ANDREW JONES

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

PETER SUTCH AND JUANITA ELIAS

ISLAM (SECOND EDITION)

COLIN TURNER

JOURNALISM STUDIES

MARTIN CONBOY

JUDAISM

JACOB NEUSNER

LANGUAGE (SECOND EDITION)

R. L. TRASK

LAW

GARY SLAPPER AND DAVID KELLY

LITERARY THEORY (SECOND EDITION)

HANS BERTENS

LOGIC

J. C. BEALL

MANAGEMENT

MORGEN WITZEL

MARKETING (SECOND EDITION)

KARL MOORE AND NIKETH PAREEK

MEDIA STUDIES

JULIAN MCDOUGALL

PHILOSOPHY (FOURTH EDITION)

NIGEL WARBURTON

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

JOSEPH HOLDEN

POETRY (SECOND EDITION)

JEFFREY WAINWRIGHT

POLITICS (FOURTH EDITION)

STEPHEN TANSEY AND NIGEL JACKSON

THE OLYMPICS

ANDY MIAH & BEATRIZ GARCIA

THE QURAN

MASSIMO CAMPANINI

RACE AND ETHNICITY

PETER KIVISTO AND PAUL R. CROLL

RELIGION (SECOND EDITION)

MALORY NYE

RELIGION AND SCIENCE

PHILIP CLAYTON

RESEARCH METHODS

NICHOLAS WALLIMAN

ROMAN CATHOLICISM

MICHAEL WALSH

SEMIOTICS (SECOND EDITION)

DANIEL CHANDLER

SHAKESPEARE (THIRD EDITION)

SEAN MCEVOY

SOCIOLOGY

KEN PLUMMER

SOCIAL WORK

MARK DOEL

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

JANICE WEARMOUTH

TELEVISION STUDIES

TOBY MILLER

TERRORISM

JAMES M. LUTZ AND BRENDA J. LUTZ

THEATRE STUDIES

ROBERT LEACH

WORLD HISTORY

PETER N. STEARNS

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The right of Victoria S. Harrison to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Harrison, Victoria S.

Eastern philosophy : the basics / Victoria S. Harrison.

pages cm (The basics)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Philosophy, Asian. I. Title.

B121.H37 2012

181dc23

2012005538

ISBN: 978-0-415-58732-7 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-0-415-58733-4 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-0-203-10337-1 (ebk)

Typeset in Bembo

by Taylor & Francis Books

For Rhett Gayle, intrepid adventurer of the mind.

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A book such as this one is built upon the accomplishments of others and it is impossible to acknowledge all of the debts incurred in the construction process. However, especial thanks are due to my colleague Richard E. King, whose work I have relied on extensively in ; and to my husband, Rhett Gayle, for his ability to clarify an idea no matter what its original cultural home. I am grateful to each of these philosophers for saving me from stumblingly blindly into a number of conceptual pitfalls. That I have surely failed to avoid others is entirely my own responsibility.

Over time and across cultures human ingenuity, combined with curiosity, has given rise to a rich array of philosophies more or less abstract and systematic ways of understanding ourselves and the world we inhabit. Amongst this diversity a distinction is commonly made between western philosophy, which traces its pedigree to a group of ancient Greek thinkers active before the Common Era, and eastern philosophy, which does not. This book is concerned with eastern philosophy.

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