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Jacobson presents Buddhism unencumbered by Western categories and concepts, free from the cognitive bias, from the concept-oriented, definition-minded preoccupations inherited from the ancient Greeks. It is an interpretation of the central ideas that have characterized all forms of Buddhism for 25centuries.
Kenneth K. Inada notes that “Jacobson has explored a field with authority and force. . . . He is at the ‘cutting edge’ where others must now listen and follow.”
According to Herbert Guenther, “This book is undoubtedly a major contribution to the field of sociophilosophical and sociocultural studies and to an understanding of the impact Buddhist thinking has on the contemporary Western mind.”
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A significant event. This country needs this book. The chapters on Japan and the relevance of Buddhism to American thought are enough to justify the price of a book.” Charles Hartshorne
Nolan Pliny Jacobson is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Winthrop College in South Carolina. He is widely published in the fields of Hume, Marxism, the philosophy of religion, and Buddhism.
A significant event. This country needs this book. The chapters on Japan and the relevance of Buddhism to American thought are enough to justify the price of a book.” Charles Hartshorne
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- PublisherSouthern Illinois University Press
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0809312247
- ISBN 13 9780809312245
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages232
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