Oriental philosophies /

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Author / Creator:Koller, John M.
Imprint:New York : Charles Scribner's & Sons, [1970]
©1970
Description:xiii, 303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1362950
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ISBN:0684127210
9780684127217
0684103346
9780684103341
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:Report for Bachelor of Engineering (Naval Architecture).
Other form:Online version: Koller, John M. Oriental philosophies. New York, Scribner [1970]
Table of Contents:
  • Dominant features of Indian philosophy
  • Historical survey of Indian philosophy
  • Religion and philosophy: the Vedas and Upanishads
  • Society and philosophy
  • Self and the world: Samkhya-Yoga
  • Knowledge and reality: Nyaya-Vaisheshika
  • Change and reality: Vedanta
  • Buddhism and suffering: basic teachings
  • Historical considerations
  • The nature of the self
  • The nature of reality
  • Zen Buddhism
  • Basic characteristics of Buddhist culture
  • Basic characteristics of Chinese philosophies
  • Historical perspectives
  • Confucianism
  • Taoism: the metaphysics of nature
  • Neo-Confucianism: the grand harmony
  • Mao Tse-Tung.