{"product_id":"a-companion-to-buddhist-philosophy-paperback","title":"A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven M. Emmanuel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Buddhist Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is the most comprehensive single volume on the subject available; it offers the very latest scholarship to create a wide-ranging survey of the most important ideas, problems, and debates in the history of Buddhist philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncompasses the broadest treatment of Buddhist philosophy available, covering social and political thought, meditation, ecology and contemporary issues and applications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach section contains overviews and cutting-edge scholarship that expands readers understanding of the breadth and diversity of Buddhist thought\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBroad coverage of topics allows flexibility to instructors in creating a syllabus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssays provide valuable alternative philosophical perspectives on topics to those available in Western traditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Buddhist Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is the most comprehensive single volume on the subject available; not only does the Companion offer the non-specialist an in-depth introduction to the central concepts of Buddhism, it presents extensive discussions of Buddhist social and political thought, contemplative practice, issues in applied ethics, and Buddhist social activism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe contributors list for the Companion includes leading scholars in the field; each engages the latest scholarship to create a wide-ranging survey of the most important ideas, problems, and debates in Buddhist philosophy. The volume will expand readers' understanding of the breadth and diversity of Buddhist thought, with many of the chapters written from a comparative perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA conscious effort has been undertaken throughout the volume to create a mainstream bridge between the Western and Buddhist philosophical traditions. The broad coverage of Buddhist thought offers a great deal of flexibility to instructors and students, presenting the most versatile single-volume sourcebook available for constructing a customized syllabus on Buddhist philosophy or comparative philosophical thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven M. Emmanuel\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Wesleyan College, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eKierkegaard and the Logic of Revelation\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and editor of two previous volumes with Blackwell: \u003ci\u003eThe Guide to the Modern Philosophers: From Descartes to Nietzsche\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and \u003ci\u003eModern Philosophy: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). In 2008, he produced and directed an award-winning documentary film entitled \u003ci\u003eMaking Peace with Viet Nam\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 760\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.5 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 23, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52725051457843,"sku":"9781119144663","price":94.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/PmA_HzShTR9781119144663.webp?v=1763700913","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-companion-to-buddhist-philosophy-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}