Introduction to Comparative PhilosophyThis classic comparative study of the world's three great philosophies-Western (including Jewish), Indian, and Chinese-surveys the three philosophical traditions from their beginnings to the present time. However, in examining the traditions, Professor Raju has been less occupied with separate doctrines and individual thinkers than with essential characteristics and general trends. He has analyzed and compared these features within the traditions and explored the parallels and divergences among them. For the general interested reader, the interchange among the philosophies will be especially valuable. For the students of religion and of philosophy, the work is a standard guide and reference work. |
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WESTERN PHILOSOPHY AND THE STRUGGLE FOR THE LIBERATION | 13 |
CHINESE PHILOSOPHY AND HUMAN MINDFULNESS | 93 |
Introduction | 171 |
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Absolute accepted according action activity Advaita Aristotle Aryans ātman become Brahman Buddha Buddhism called Cārvāka century B.C. China Chinese philosophy Chinese thought Christian comparative philosophy concept Confucian Confucius consciousness cosmic developed dharma doctrine dynasty elements epistemology ethical everything evolution existence experience explain external faith forms Fung Yu-lan Greek Heaven highest History of Chinese Hsün Tzu human nature humanistic idea ideal important Indian philosophy intellectual intuition inwardness Jainism Kant karma knowledge logic Logos Mahāyāna man's material materialistic matter Māyā meaning Mencius metaphysics method Mīmāmsā mind Mo Tzu mysticism Nirvāņa Nyāya objects orthodox outward Patañjali philoso physical Plato plurality Prakṛti preached principle problems pure Rāmānuja rational reality realization reason religion religious Sakti salvation Sankara Sankhya schools sense social society soul Taoism theory things thinkers tion tradition transcendence truth ultimate understand unity Upanisads Vaiśeṣika Vedanta Vedāntins Vedas Vedic vijñāna West western philosophy world-view Yoga