A Practical Guide to World Philosophies

Selves, Worlds, and Ways of Knowing

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ID2714038
AuthorsMonika Kirloskar-Steinbach (0000-0002-4524-5189), Georgina Stewart, Leah Kalmanson (0000-0003-1408-6960)
Year2021
Pages160
Publication date2021-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenuePractical Guide to World Philosophies (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBloomsbury Academic (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5040/9781350159136
OpenAlexW3190558508
Open LibraryOL29510653M
ISBN9781350159136
LanguageEN
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Traditions throughout the world and across history have tackled fundamental questions about the human condition. This one-of-a-kind guide shows how these different philosophies can be effectively studied together. Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach’s and Leah Kalmanson's introduction marks a break from conventional approaches. Instead of assuming philosophy has always operated with a single, easily identifiable conceptual framework across space and time, which we call—and have always called—philosophy, they attest to the plurality of concepts and methods adopted at different times and places. The book serves as a practical teaching guide to the theoretical and methodological diversification of philosophy as practiced in academia today. Complementing the Bloomsbury Introductions to World Philosophies series, it covers a variety of traditions featured in the book series, exploring how Anglo-American, Chinese, Indian, African, Islamic and Maori thinkers have all addressed fundamental questions such as: • How do we understand ourselves and our relations to others? • How do

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