
Cross Currents
Comparative Responses to Global Interdependence
Ian M. Sullivan(Author)
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published on 19. September 2013
Book
Hardback
195 pages
978-1-4438-4848-0 (ISBN)
Description
Philosophy begins with a question. The same question is often asked in different languages. Comparative philosophy is a project that engages thinkers from all areas of the world and approaches common problems from different perspectives. The conversations look at not only interactions between cultures, but also the relationships among humans, animals, and nature. But the many languages and unfamiliar terms can seem intimidating even to those with formal philosophical training. This book provides an approachable survey of current topics from some of the newest comparative philosophers as they enter the field. Arising out of a graduate student philosophy conference at the University of Hawai'i, these selected papers were revised to respond to the suggestions and challenges presented during the conference. For this volume, foreign terms are translated, and introductions and editors' notes give context to the individual chapters. Ignoring the traditional divisions of academic philosophy, this anthology focuses rather on the common search for answers by bringing thinkers from what are labeled "eastern" and "western" philosophy into conversation with one another as members of the global community.
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Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 148 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4438-4848-0 (9781443848480)
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Persons
Ian M. Sullivan is a PhD candidate at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, where he also earned an MA in Comparative Philosophy. He holds a BA in Chinese Religions from the George Washington University and has published translations of contemporary Chinese philosophy in Frontiers of Philosophy in China.Cindy Scheopner is a philosophy PhD student in Hawai'i with earlier law and journalism degrees. She has written several articles in Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia, an essay on Santa as cross-cultural connection in Christmas: Better than a Lump of Coal, and articles in Encyclopedia of Business, Ethics, and Society.