World philosophies /
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| Author / Creator: | Smart, Ninian, 1927-2001 |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 1999. |
| Description: | vii, 454 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3762652 |
| Summary: | This is a collection of stories of philosophy and religion from around the world. The author discusses figures such as: Plato and Kierkega ard in the West; the Buddha and Mao Zedong in Asia; temples and Knibanga in Africa; and Rodo and Royce in America. It also includes ideas such as: Indian ideas of testimony and evidence; Chinese notions of moral development; Buddhist concepts of cosmology; and Latin American critiques of materialism. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 454 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-438) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415184665 |
