Indian Philosophy and the Consequences of Knowledge: Themes by Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad

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

Regenerative drugs is wealthy with promethean delivers. using human embryonic stem cells in study is justified by way of its advocates when it comes to grants to healing quite a lot of ailments and disabilities, from Alzheimer’s and Parkinsonism to the result of center assaults and spinal twine accidents. extra widely, there's the promethean attract of having the ability to revamp human organic nature by way of the targets 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 old and highbrow context of Tsongkhapa's philosophy and addresses the severe concerns concerning questions of improvement and originality in Tsongkhapa's concept. It additionally bargains generally with one in every of Tsongkhapa's basic issues, specifically his makes an attempt to illustrate that the center method philosophy's deconstructive research doesn't negate the truth of the typical global.

Cultivating Personhood: Kant and Asian Philosophy

Authors from world wide unite so that it will domesticate discussion among Asian and Western philosophy. The papers forge a brand new, East-West comparative direction more commonly variety of matters in Kant reviews. the concept that of personhood, the most important for either traditions, serves as a springboard to handle concerns comparable to wisdom acquisition and schooling, ethics and self-identity, religious/political neighborhood development, and cross-cultural knowing.

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 worldly author, deeply rooted within the chinese language previous whereas encouraged through paragons of Western modernity. the current quantity brings jointly for the 1st time a suite of essays at the issues of freedom and destiny within the artistic works of Gao Xingjian.