Light from the East: Eastern Wisdom for the Modern West by Harry Oldmeadow

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

Regenerative medication is wealthy with promethean gives you. using human embryonic stem cells in learn is justified by way of its advocates by way of offers to remedy quite a lot of illnesses and disabilities, from Alzheimer’s and Parkinsonism to the result of center assaults and spinal wire accidents. extra largely, there's the promethean attract of having the ability to revamp human organic nature when it comes to 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 historic and highbrow context of Tsongkhapa's philosophy and addresses the serious matters on the topic of questions of improvement and originality in Tsongkhapa's concept. It additionally offers greatly with one in every of Tsongkhapa's basic matters, specifically his makes an attempt to illustrate that the center approach philosophy's deconstructive research doesn't negate the truth of the typical international.

Cultivating Personhood: Kant and Asian Philosophy

Authors from around the globe unite on the way to domesticate discussion among Asian and Western philosophy. The papers forge a brand new, East-West comparative course frequently variety of matters in Kant stories. the idea that of personhood, an important for either traditions, serves as a springboard to handle matters corresponding to wisdom acquisition and schooling, ethics and self-identity, religious/political neighborhood construction, and cross-cultural figuring out.

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 previous whereas encouraged via paragons of Western modernity. the current quantity brings jointly for the 1st time a suite of essays at the subject matters of freedom and destiny within the artistic works of Gao Xingjian.