Within the Four Seas: Introduction to Comparative Philosophy - Couverture rigide

Libbrecht, U.

 
9789042918122: Within the Four Seas: Introduction to Comparative Philosophy
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9042918128 ISBN 13 : 9789042918122
Editeur : Peeters Publishers, 2007

Synopsis

Our world has evolved in such a way that we can no longer reduce it to just a market - it has also become an agora, where philosophers exchange world-views in order to understand one another. Europe has lost its position at the centre of the world and should stop pretending it holds the one true religion, philosophy, economy and science. Instead, we should turn our attention to fulfilling the dream of Erasmus reflected in his statement: "I wish to be a citizen of the world". First and foremost, we should learn to play fair when comparing different cultures and not rely on exlusively western criteria. This book explains how a comparative model, based on the paradigm-free axes of energy and information, accommodates the current world-views of Taoism, Buddhism and Rationalism - representing Chinese, Indian and Western heritages respectively - and shows how science and religion interrelate within such a global framework.

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Éditeur
Peeters Publishers
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9042918128
ISBN 13 
9789042918122
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
634
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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