Renewed Optimism in Persons through South-East Comparative Philosophy
Though the term “comparative philosophy” often brings to mind the relatively recent “East-West” encounter, the experience of cultural difference has helped to invigorate philosophical inquiry throughout human history. Doug Berger’s Encounters of Mind highlights this. Over the course of six chapters,...
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| description | Though the term “comparative philosophy” often brings to mind the relatively recent “East-West” encounter, the experience of cultural difference has helped to invigorate philosophical inquiry throughout human history. Doug Berger’s Encounters of Mind highlights this. Over the course of six chapters, Berger follows “the trek of [Vijñānavāda] Buddhism from South to East Asian worlds,” tracing the development of the idea of luminous mind and its centrality to the question of personhood in Chinese Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism (5). Rather than simply rehash antiquated debates, he reveals nuances of a thriving dialogue that is pertinent to contemporary discussions of personal identity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae68eae23d6341d4823581d8a22351a62022-12-22T03:15:16ZengIndiana University PressJournal of World Philosophies2474-17952016-12-011115015110.2979/jourworlphil.1.1.12Renewed Optimism in Persons through South-East Comparative PhilosophyGeoff AshtonThough the term “comparative philosophy” often brings to mind the relatively recent “East-West” encounter, the experience of cultural difference has helped to invigorate philosophical inquiry throughout human history. Doug Berger’s Encounters of Mind highlights this. Over the course of six chapters, Berger follows “the trek of [Vijñānavāda] Buddhism from South to East Asian worlds,” tracing the development of the idea of luminous mind and its centrality to the question of personhood in Chinese Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism (5). Rather than simply rehash antiquated debates, he reveals nuances of a thriving dialogue that is pertinent to contemporary discussions of personal identity.https://scholarworks.iu.edu/iupjournals/index.php/jwp/article/view/631/86Vijñānavāda BuddhismChinese BuddhismNeo-Confucianism |
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