Philosophical Questions

Philosophical Questions: East And West Is An Anthology Of Source Material For Use In Comparative Courses In Philosophy Religion And The Humanities. The Readings?Derived From The Great Works Of The Indian Chinese Japanese Islamic And Western Intellectual Traditions?Are Presented As Answers To Some Of The Most Enduring Questions In Philosophy. Discussions Are Arranged Under The Headings Of Epistemology Metaphysics Ethics Philosophy Of Religion Aesthetics And The Nature Of Human Being. Each Section Begins With An Introductory Essay In Which The Leading Questions And Their Responses From Different Traditions Are Presented In Overview.Philosophical Questions Raises The Central Questions Of Comparative Philosophy And Eloquently Argues The Need For Discarding Familiar Cliches To Make A Fresh Unprejudiced Study Of These Traditions.