"Covering the historical, social, political, and cultural contexts, The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Chinese Philosophy and Gender presents a comprehensive overview of the complexity of gender disparity in Chinese thought and culture. Divided into four main sections, an inter…
Introduction / Maria Heim, Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, and Roy Tzohar -- 1. Grief, Tranquillity, and Śānta Rasa in Raviṣeṇa's Padmapurāṇa / Gregory Clines -- 2. Emotions in Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta / Elisa Freschi -- 3. Joy as Medicine? Yogavāsiṣṭha and Descartes on the Affective Sour…
"Drawing on a rich variety of Indian texts across multiple traditions, including Vedanta, Buddhist, Yoga and Jain, this collection explores how emotional experience is framed, evoked and theorized in order to offer compelling insights into human subjectivity. Rather than approac…
This book is a companion to logical thought and logical thinking in China with a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. It introduces the basic ideas and theories of Chinese thought in a comprehensive and analytical way. It covers thoughts in ancient, pre-modern and mode…
This book is a companion to logical thought and logical thinking in China with a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. It introduces the basic ideas and theories of Chinese thought in a comprehensive and analytical way. It covers thoughts in ancient, pre-modern and mode…
This dissertation examines the biocultural foundations of Western and non-Western socialism(s). Specifically, it argues that socialism (i.e., egalitarianism, absence of exploitative private property, ceilings for accumulation and floors for poverty) has been the most natural for…
This Key Concept pivot explores the trajectory of the semantic generation and evolution of two core concepts of ancient Chinese Confucianism, 'Zhong' (middle) and 'Zhongyong' (golden mean). In the pre-Qin period, Confucius advocated 'middle line' and 'golden mean' as the highest…
This volume brings together diverse Asian religious perspectives to address critical issues in the encounter between tradition and modern western evolutionary thought. Such thought encompasses the biological theories of Charles Darwin, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Earnest Haeckel, Tho…
This open access book offers comprehensive information on Wang Yang-ming's life, helping readers identify and grasp the foundations on which his philosophy was established. Though a great man, Wang had an extremely difficult life, full of many hardships. Based on various officia…