{"product_id":"world-philosophies-9780631232605","title":"World Philosophies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis popular text has now been revised to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of the growing number of people interested in all the main philosophical traditions of the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces all the main philosophical systems of the world, from ancient times to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNow includes new sections on Indian and Persian thought and on feminist and environmental philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe preface and bibliography have also been updated.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by a highly successful textbook author.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A multicultural feast of ideas and arguments! In language that is expressive, clear and often humorous, David Cooper has written a compelling history of philosophy, covering as it does not only the major figures in Western thought but also the main trends in non-Western philosophy.' \u003ci\u003eRobert L. Arrington, Georgia State University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘By opening the door to cross-cultural comparison, Cooper has let in a draught that may blow away the whole house of cards, and uncover the parts of philosophy that the histories never reached.' \u003ci\u003eJonathan Rée, Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to second edition. \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Ancient Philosophies:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. India.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 'Schools' and their Framework.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNyaya.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSamkhya and Yoga.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvaita Vedanta.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics and Indian Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. China.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Character of Chinese Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfucianism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMohism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaoism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegacies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNaturalism and Relativism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlato.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAristotle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpicureanism, Scepticism and Stoicism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Middle Period and 'Modern' Philosophies:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Medieval Philosophies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion and Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeo-Platonism and Early Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIslamic and Jewish Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomism and its Critics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedieval Mysticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Developments in Asian Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheistic Vedanta.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeo-Confucianism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZen Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllumination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. From Renaissance to Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumanism and the Rise of Science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScepticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDualism, Materialism and Idealism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonism and Monadology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnlightenment and Its Critics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Recent Philosophies:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Kant and the Nineteenth Century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbsolute Idealism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilosophies of the Will.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarxism and Social Darwinism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositivism, Pragmatism and British Idealism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Recent Non-Western Philosophies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina and Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Islamic World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrica.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Twentieth-Century Western Philosophies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilosophies of Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhenomenology, Hermeneutics and Existentialism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLogical Atomism and Logical Positivism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNaturalisms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostmodernism and Related Tendencies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403454751063,"sku":"9780631232605","price":104.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631232605.jpg?v=1730483522","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/world-philosophies-9780631232605","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}