History of Zen (China Academic Library) by Yu-hsiu Ku

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

Regenerative medication is wealthy with promethean can provide. using human embryonic stem cells in examine is justified by way of its advocates by way of gives you to healing a variety of ailments and disabilities, from Alzheimer’s and Parkinsonism to the result of middle assaults and spinal twine accidents. extra greatly, there's the promethean attract of having the ability to revamp human organic nature by way of the targets and issues 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 historic and highbrow context of Tsongkhapa's philosophy and addresses the serious concerns relating to questions of improvement and originality in Tsongkhapa's suggestion. It additionally bargains commonly with certainly one of Tsongkhapa's fundamental matters, specifically his makes an attempt to illustrate that the center approach philosophy's deconstructive research doesn't negate the truth of the standard international.

Cultivating Personhood: Kant and Asian Philosophy

Authors from worldwide 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 concerns in Kant stories. the concept that of personhood, the most important for either traditions, serves as a springboard to handle matters resembling wisdom acquisition and schooling, ethics and self-identity, religious/political neighborhood development, and cross-cultural realizing.

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

Like artists, very important writers defy unequivocal interpretations. Gao Xingjian, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, is a sophisticated author, deeply rooted within the chinese language earlier whereas motivated by way of paragons of Western modernity. the current quantity brings jointly for the 1st time a set of essays at the topics of freedom and destiny within the inventive works of Gao Xingjian.