The Perfectibility Of Human Nature In Eastern And Western Thought
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Author | : Harold Coward |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0791478858 |
How perfectible is human nature as understood in Eastern and Western philosophy, psychology, and religion? Harold Coward examines some of the very different answers to this question. He poses that in Western thought, including philosophy, psychology, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, human nature is often understood as finite, flawed, and not perfectible—in religion requiring God's grace and the afterlife to reach the goal. By contrast, Eastern thought arising in India frequently sees human nature to be perfectible and presumes that we will be reborn until we realize the goal—the various yoga psychologies, philosophies, and religions of Hinduism and Buddhism being the paths by which one may perfect oneself and realize release from rebirth. Coward uses the striking differences in the assessment of how perfectible human nature is as the comparative focus for this book.
Author | : Robert Schuett |
Publisher | : Palgrave MacMillan |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2010-05-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
This book provides an important reappraisal of the concept of human nature in contemporary realist international-political theory. Developing a Freudian philosophical anthropology for political realism, he argues for the careful resurrection of the concept of human nature in the wider study of international relations.
Author | : Harold G. Coward |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1990-01-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780791404997 |
This book establishes a constructive and mutually stimulating dialogue between Jacques Derrida and Eastern thought. Surprising parallels are found with some traditional Indian philosophies of language, especially with the Hindu philosopher Bhartrhari, and with the Chinese Taoists. Conversely, the views of SAankara and Nagarjuna on language definitely differ from those of Derrida. Derrida and Indian Philosophy builds a bridge by which traditional Eastern views on language can engage the latest in modern Western thought. It also shows that our understanding of Derrida can be enhanced when his thought is approached from an Eastern perspective on language.
Author | : Conrad Brunk |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2009-10-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781438428949 |
Perspectives on genetically modified foods from world religions and indigenous traditions.
Author | : John Arthur Passmore |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Human beings |
ISBN | : |
A careful examination and critique of various forms of the search for perfection in Western history from a liberal humanistic point of view which values diversity and caring.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : American literature |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Orientální Ústav |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Africa |
ISBN | : |
Vols. 3- include Bulletin of the Czechoslovak Oriental Institut, no. 1-
Author | : Elizabeth Lumley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1464 |
Release | : 2008-01-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780802040718 |
Now in its ninety-eighth year of publication, this standard Canadian reference source contains the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical information on notable living Canadians. Those listed are carefully selected because of the positions they hold in Canadian society, or because of the contribution they have made to life in Canada. The volume is updated annually to ensure accuracy, and 600 new entries are added each year to keep current with developing trends and issues in Canadian society. Included are outstanding Canadians from all walks of life: politics, media, academia, business, sports and the arts, from every area of human activity. Each entry details birth date and place, education, family, career history, memberships, creative works, honours and awards, and full addresses. Indispensable to researchers, students, media, business, government and schools, Canadian Who's Who is an invaluable source of general knowledge. The complete text of Canadian Who's Who is also available on CD-ROM, in a comprehensively indexed and fully searchable format. Search 'astronaut' or 'entrepreneur of the year,' 'aboriginal achievement award' and 'Order of Canada' and discover a wealth of information. Fast, easy and more accessible than ever, the Canadian Who's Who on CD-ROM is an essential addition to your electronic library.
Author | : Donald A. Crosby |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0791488195 |
The beauty, sublimity, and wonder of nature have been justly celebrated in all of the religious traditions of the world, but usually these traditions have focused on beings or powers presumed to lie behind nature, providing nature's ultimate explanation and meaning. In a radical departure, Donald A. Crosby makes an eloquent case for regarding nature itself as the focus of religion, conceived without God, gods, or animating spirits of any kind, and argues that nature is metaphysically ultimate. He explores the concept of nature, the place of humans in nature, the responsibilities of humans to one another and to their natural environments, and offers a religious vision that grants to nature the kind of reverence, awe, love, and devotion formerly reserved for God. Crosby also shares his personal journey from theistic faith to a religion of nature.
Author | : David W. Kidner |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9780791447529 |
Underscores the limitations of traditional psychology to envision a more healthy ecological and psychological future.