Chinese Metaphysics and its Problems by Chenyang Li,Franklin Perkins

The Bioethics of Regenerative Medicine: 102 (Philosophy and Medicine)

Regenerative drugs is wealthy with promethean grants. using human embryonic stem cells in examine is justified by way of its advocates by way of supplies to medication quite a lot of illnesses and disabilities, from Alzheimer’s and Parkinsonism to the result of center assaults and spinal wire accidents. extra greatly, there's the promethean attract of having the ability to revamp human organic nature by way of the ambitions and matters of people.

Self, Reality and Reason in Tibetan Philosophy: Tsongkhapa's Quest for the Middle Way (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism)

The paintings explores the ancient and highbrow context of Tsongkhapa's philosophy and addresses the serious matters concerning questions of improvement and originality in Tsongkhapa's idea. It additionally offers broadly with one in every of Tsongkhapa's basic issues, specifically his makes an attempt to illustrate that the center means philosophy's deconstructive research doesn't negate the truth of the standard global.

Cultivating Personhood: Kant and Asian Philosophy

Authors from around the world unite with a view to domesticate discussion among Asian and Western philosophy. The papers forge a brand new, East-West comparative course customarily diversity of matters in Kant reviews. the concept that of personhood, the most important for either traditions, serves as a springboard to deal with concerns comparable to wisdom acquisition and schooling, ethics and self-identity, religious/political neighborhood construction, and cross-cultural knowing.

Polyphony Embodied - Freedom and Fate in Gao Xingjian’s Writings (Chinese-Western Discourse)

Like artists, vital writers defy unequivocal interpretations. Gao Xingjian, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, is a sophisticated author, deeply rooted within the chinese language prior whereas prompted by means of paragons of Western modernity. the current quantity brings jointly for the 1st time a set of essays at the issues of freedom and destiny within the artistic works of Gao Xingjian.