Asian Texts - Asian Contexts

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Summary

Provides an overview of some of the great texts of Asian philosophy and religion along with an exploration of the contexts in which they arose.

Introduction	p. 1
Encountering Asian Philosophies and Religions
The Importance of Asian Philosophy in the Curriculum	p. 15
The Confucian Worldview: Uncommon Assumptions, Common Misconceptions	p. 30
Texts
India
On the Battlefield of Dharma: The Moral Philosophy of the Bhagavad G&ibar;t&abar;	p. 51
Vimalak&ibar;rti's Triumphant Silence: Bridging Indian and East Asian Buddhism	p. 64
The Things of This World Are Masks the Infinite Assumes: Introducing Samkhya and Yoga Philosophy	p. 76
China
Too Twisted to Fit a Carpenter's Square: Using and Teaching the Daodejing	p. 93
Performing the Meanings of Dao: A Possible Pedagogical Strategy for Teaching Chinese Philosophy	p. 106
Mengzi: Human Nature Is Good	p. 118
Japan
The Dilemma of D&obar;gen	p. 133
The Absolute Contradictory What: On How to Read the Philosophy of Nishida Kitar&obar;	p. 143
"The bottom of my soul has such depth that neither joy nor the waves of sorrow can reach it": An Introduction to the Kyoto School	p. 159
Contexts
Frameworks
History as a Vehicle for the Universal	p. 179
Asking the Right Questions	p. 188
A Sketch of the Diamond Sutra's Logic of Not	p. 197
Art
Names and Forms: The Paradox of Embodiment in Indian Art	p. 211
Philosophical Reflection and Visual Art in Traditional China	p. 227
Philosophy
Teaching Chinese Philosophy from the Outside In	p. 243
A Strategy for Integrating Confucius's Analects into a Typical Introduction to Philosophy Course	p. 256
Contributors	p. 271
Index	p. 281
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