Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach, University of Konstanz, Germany
African Philosophy
Emancipation and Practice Pascah Mungwini, University of South Africa, South Africa Pascah Mungwini connects African philosophy and decolonial philosophy, treating African thought as having a unique identity, rooted in its place while having always been in dialogue with the world. He charts the controversies and contestations around the contemporary practice of philosophy as an academic enterprise in Africa, examining some of African philosophy’s gravest mistakes, omissions, and failures. Covering the history of African philosophy's development and trajectory, Mungwini focuses on the struggle for intellectual liberation and reveals that true liberation begins by first understanding one’s own world, an essential point for anyone beginning to explore another philosophical tradition on its own terms. UK April 2022 • US April 2022 • 224 pages PB 9781350196506 • £16.99 / $22.95 • HB 9781350196490 • £50.00 / $68.00 ePub 9781350196513 • £15.29 / $20.83 ePdf 9781350196520 • £15.29 / $20.83 Series: Bloomsbury Introductions to World Philosophies • Bloomsbury Academic
Sikh Philosophy
Exploring gurmat Concepts in a Decolonizing World Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair, University of Michigan, USA Sikhism, one of the major religious-philosophical traditions of India, is often missing from discussions of cross-cultural philosophy. In this introduction, Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair, an internationally acknowledged expert in Sikh studies, provides the first rigorous engagement with Sikh philosophy. Mandair explores the Sikh vision of life, asking what their concepts tell us about the nature of reality, the nature of mind, self, ego, and the peculiarity of its logic and ontology. Through this muchneeded introduction we understand the place of Sikh philosophy within modern Sikh studies and why the philosophical quest became marginalized in contemporary Sikh studies. UK July 2022 • US July 2022 • 240 pages PB 9781350202252 • £16.99 / $22.95 • HB 9781350202269 • £50.00 / $68.00 ePub 9781350202283 • £15.29 / $20.83 ePdf 9781350202276 • £15.29 / $20.83 Series: Bloomsbury Introductions to World Philosophies • Bloomsbury Academic
The Zen Buddhist Philosophy of D. T. Suzuki Strengths, Foibles, Intrigues, and Precision
Rossa Ó Muireartaigh, Aichi Prefectural University, Japan Beginning with a biography and his influences, this introduction to Suzuki's theories of self, knowledge and the world follows Suzuki to the conclusions he wrought from a Zen view of consciousness and discusses his views of language and religion. We come to understand why Suzuki’s description of Zen attracted the attention of many leading intellectuals and helped it become a household name in the English-speaking world. This book is the first complete overview of Suzuki’s approach, reputation and legacy as a philosopher and is for anyone interested in the philosophical relevance and development of Mahayana Buddhism today. UK April 2022 • US April 2022 • 224 pages PB 9781350246133 • £16.99 / $22.95 • HB 9781350246126 • £50.00 / $68.00 ePub 9781350246157 • £15.29 / $20.83 ePdf 9781350246140 • £15.29 / $20.83 Series: Bloomsbury Introductions to World Philosophies • Bloomsbury Academic
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Bloomsbury Introductions to World Philosophies
The Philosophy of the Brahmasutra An Introduction
Aleksandar Uskokov, Yale University, USA The Brahma-sutra, attributed to Badaraya (ca. 400 CE), is the canonical book of Vedanta, the philosophical tradition which became the doctrinal backbone of modern Hinduism. This is the first introduction to concentrate on the text and its ideas, rather than its reception and interpretation in the different schools of Vedanta. Covering the epistemology, ontology, theory of causality and psychology of the Brahma-sutra and its characteristic theodicy, it also provides a comprehensive account of its doctrine of meditation, draws the contours of Brahma-sutra’s intellectual biography and contextualises its teachings against the background of its main collocutors. UK August 2022 • US August 2022 • 256 pages PB 9781350150003 • £16.99 / $22.95 • HB 9781350150010 • £50.00 / $68.00 ePub 9781350150034 • £15.29 / $20.83 ePdf 9781350150027 • £15.29 / $20.83 Series: Bloomsbury Introductions to World Philosophies • Bloomsbury Academic
Differences in Identity in Philosophy and Religion A Cross-Cultural Approach
Edited by Lydia Azadpour, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, Sarah Flavel, Bath Spa University, UK & Russell Re Manning, Bath Spa University, UK Differences in Identity in Philosophy and Religion explores the constitutive role alterity plays in identity formation in Western and Eastern traditions. Contributors examine the significance of difference in conceptions of identity across major philosophical and religious traditions in a global and comparative context, considering European, Ancient Greek, Egyptian, Japanese, Chinese and Islamic philosophies. UK October 2021 • US October 2021 • 216 pages PB 9781350290174 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9781350076501 ePub 9781350076525 • £26.09 / $35.17 ePdf 9781350076518 • £26.09 / $35.17 Bloomsbury Academic
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