NO Zen: Spiritually Incorrect Wisdom by Stephen Slade Tien

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

Regenerative medication is wealthy with promethean can provide. using human embryonic stem cells in study is justified via its advocates when it comes to grants to healing a variety of ailments and disabilities, from Alzheimer’s and Parkinsonism to the result of middle assaults and spinal twine accidents. extra extensively, 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 old and highbrow context of Tsongkhapa's philosophy and addresses the serious matters with regards to questions of improvement and originality in Tsongkhapa's inspiration. It additionally bargains largely with one in every of Tsongkhapa's basic matters, specifically his makes an attempt to illustrate that the center means philosophy's deconstructive research doesn't negate the truth of the standard international.

Cultivating Personhood: Kant and Asian Philosophy

Authors from worldwide unite which will domesticate discussion among Asian and Western philosophy. The papers forge a brand new, East-West comparative course customarily diversity of matters in Kant stories. the concept that of personhood, an important for either traditions, serves as a springboard to handle matters similar to 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 prior whereas stimulated by way 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.