General & Miscellaneous Philosophy, Major Branches of Philosophical Study, Asian Philosophy
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Overview
Many Western philosophers are poorly informed about the issues involved in nonduality, since this topic is usually associated with various kinds of absolute idealism in the West, or mystical traditions in the East. Increasingly, however, this topic is finding its way into Western philosophical debates. In this "scholarly but leisurely and very readable" (Spectrum Review) analysis of the philosophies of nondualism of (Hindu) Vedanta, Mahayana Buddhism, and Taoism, Loy extracts what he calls "a core doctrine" of nonduality of seer and seen from these three worldviews and then applies the doctrine in various ways, including a critique of Derrida's deconstructionism.Editorials
Booknews
Addressing one of the central patterns of Asian thinking, this study analyzes the philosophies of nondualism of (Hindu) Vedanta, Mahayana Buddhism, and Taoism. Loy, a Zen practitioner (Bunkyo U., Japan) extracts what he calls a core doctrine of nonduality of seer and seen from these three worldviews and then applies the doctrine in various ways, including a critique of Derrida's deconstructionism. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.From the Publisher
"An important book tackling one of the central patterns of Asian thinking."—Religious Studies Review
"A valuable book on a topic that is essential to understanding the most important systems of Eastern thought."
—Buddhist Christian Studies
Book Details
Published
June 29, 2012
Publisher
Prometheus Books
ISBN
9781616140571