
- 576 pages
- English
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World Philosophies
About this book
World Philosophies presents in one volume a superb introduction to all the world's major philosophical and religious traditions. Covering all corners of the globe, Ninian Smart's work offers a comprehensive and global philosophical and religious picture.
In this revised and expanded second edition, a team of distinguished scholars, assembled by the editor Oliver Leaman, have brought Ninian Smart's masterpiece up to date for the twenty-first century. Chapters have been revised by experts in the field to include recent philosophical developments, and the book includes a new bibliographic guide to resources in world philosophies. A brand new introduction which celebrates the career and writings of Ninian Smart, and his contribution to the study of world religions, helps set the work in context.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of revisers
- Preface
- Preface to the second edition
- Introduction to the second edition
- 1. The history of the world and our philosophical inheritance
- 2. South Asian philosophies
- 3. Chinese philosophies
- 4. Korean philosophies
- 5. Japanese philosophies
- 6. Philosophies of Greece, Rome and the Near East
- 7. Islamic philosophies
- 8. Jewish philosophies
- 9. Europe
- 10. North America
- 11. Latin America
- 12. Modern Islam
- 13. Modern South and South-east Asia
- 14. China, Korea and Japan in modern times
- 15. African philosophies
- 16. Concluding reflections
- Bibliography
- Index