Tibetan Religious Art by Antoinette K. Gordon

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

Regenerative drugs is wealthy with promethean supplies. using human embryonic stem cells in examine is justified by means of its advocates when it comes to delivers to therapy a variety of illnesses and disabilities, from Alzheimer’s and Parkinsonism to the result of center assaults and spinal twine accidents. extra greatly, there's the promethean attract of having the ability to revamp human organic nature when it comes to the pursuits 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 concerning questions of improvement and originality in Tsongkhapa's idea. It additionally bargains broadly with one in all Tsongkhapa's basic matters, particularly 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 around the world unite so that it will domesticate discussion among Asian and Western philosophy. The papers forge a brand new, East-West comparative course normally diversity of matters in Kant reports. the concept that of personhood, an important for either traditions, serves as a springboard to handle concerns resembling 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, 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 prompted by means of 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 inventive works of Gao Xingjian.