Philosophy in World Perspective: A Comparative Hermeneutic of the Major Theories

David A. Dilworth

ISBN 10: 0300051263 / ISBN 13: 9780300051261

Published by Yale University Press, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Philosophy in World Perspective: A Comparative Hermeneutic of the Major Theories
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300051263
• ISBN 13: 9780300051261
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this original work of systematic philosophy, David Dilworth places the major texts of Western and Oriental philosophy and religion, both ancient and modern, into one comparative framework.  His study reveals affinities between thinkers who lived centuries and continents apart and produces numerous insights by bringing great philosophical texts together into a single purview. 
“This is a provocative and challenging book: far-reaching in scope and implication, worldwide in its vision, yet inescapably Aristotelian in its grounding.  It is to be hoped that it will acquaint more Western readers with Chinese philosophy, while spurring Asian thinkers to offer counterproposals about the crucial issues of philosophy in their respective traditions and the best methods to compare them.”—Carl Becker, Journal of Asian Studies 
“The work opens new interpretive possibilities for intra- and inter-textual reflection on a grand scale.”—Edith Wyschogrod, Queens College
“Philosophers East or West should buy and read this book.”—Robert Magnolia, Tamkang University and National Taiwan University, Taiwan

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In this original work of systematic philosophy, David Dilworth places the major texts of Western and Oriental philosophy and religion, both ancient and modern, into one comparative framework.