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A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy 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.

Encompasses the broadest treatment of Buddhist philosophy available, covering social and political thought, meditation, ecology and contemporary issues and applications
Each section contains overviews and cutting-edge scholarship that expands readers understanding of the breadth and diversity of Buddhist thought
Broad coverage of topics allows flexibility to instructors in creating a syllabus
Essays provide valuable alternative philosophical perspectives on topics to those available in Western traditions

From the rear cover

A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy 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.

The 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.

A 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.

Details

Title A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy
Author Steven M. Emmanuel (Editor)
Binding Hardcover
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 760
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
Date 2013
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9780470658772 / 0470658770
Weight 2.85 lbs (1.29 kg)
Dimensions 9.8 x 6.9 x 1.7 in (24.89 x 17.53 x 4.32 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Buddhist philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012036590
Dewey Decimal Code 181.043

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About the author

Steven M. Emmanuel is Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Wesleyan College, USA. He is the author of Kierkegaard and the Logic of Revelation (1996) and editor of two previous volumes with Blackwell: The Guide to the Modern Philosophers: From Descartes to Nietzsche (2001) and Modern Philosophy: An Anthology (2002). In 2008, he produced and directed an award-winning documentary film entitled Making Peace with Viet Nam.