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A comparative history of world philosophy : from the Upanishads to Kant

Author: Ben-Ami Scharfstein
Publisher: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1998.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"A Comparative History of World Philosophy presents a personal yet balanced guide through what the author argues to be the three great philosophical traditions: Chinese, European, and Indian. The book breaks through the cultural barriers between these traditions, proving that despite their considerable differences, fundamental resemblances exist in their abstract principles. Ben-Ami Scharfstein argues that Western  Read more...
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Scharfstein, Ben-Ami, 1919-
Comparative history of world philosophy.
Albany : State University of New York Press, c1998
(OCoLC)741709864
Material Type: Biography, Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Ben-Ami Scharfstein
ISBN: 0791436837 9780791436837 0791436845 9780791436844
OCLC Number: 36847814
Description: xiv, 685 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: The three philosophical traditions --
The beginnings of metaphysical philosophy : Uddalaka, Yajnavalkya, Heraclitus, Parmenides --
The beginnings of moral philosophy : Confucius/Mencius, the Buddha, Socrates --
Early logical relativism, skepticism, and absolutism : Mahavira, Chuang-tzu, Protagoras, Gorgias, Plato --
Early rational synthesis : Hsün-tzu, Aristotle --
Early varieties of atomism : Democritus/Epicurus/Lucretius, "Guatama," and nameless Buddhists --
Hierarchical idealism : Plotinus/Proclus, Bhartrihari --
Developed skepticism : Sextus Empiricus, Nagarjuna, Jayarashi, Shriharsha --
Religio-philosophical synthesis : Udayana, Chu Hsi, Avicenna, Maimonides, Aquinas --
Logic-sensitized, methodological metaphysics : Gangesha, Descartes, Leibniz --
Immanent-transcendent holism : Shankara, Spinoza --
Perceptual analysis, realistic and idealistic : Asanga/Vasubandhu, Locke, Berkeley, Hume --
Fideistic neo-skepticism : Dignaga/Dharmakirti, Kant.
Responsibility: Ben-Ami Scharfstein.

Abstract:

"A Comparative History of World Philosophy presents a personal yet balanced guide through what the author argues to be the three great philosophical traditions: Chinese, European, and Indian. The book breaks through the cultural barriers between these traditions, proving that despite their considerable differences, fundamental resemblances exist in their abstract principles. Ben-Ami Scharfstein argues that Western students of philosophy will profit considerably if they study Indian and Chinese philosophy from the very beginning, along with their own." "This book is organized thematically, presenting in virtually every chapter characteristic views from each tradition that represent similar positions in the core areas of metaphysics and epistemology. At the same time, Scharfstein develops each tradition historically as the chapters unfold. He presents a great variety of philosophical positions fairly, avoiding the relativism and ethnocentrism that could easily plague a comperative presentation of Western and non-Western philosophies."--BOOK JACKET.

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