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An Introduction to Mesoamerican Philosophy

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An Introduction to Mesoamerican Philosophy

By: Alexus McLeod

The philosophy of Mesoamerica – the indigenous groups of precolonial North-Central America – is rich and varied but relatively little-known. In this ground-breaking book, Alexus McLeod introduces the philosophical traditions of the Maya, Nahua (Aztecs), Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and others, focussing in particular on their treatment of language, truth, time, creation, personhood, knowledge, and morality. His wide-ranging discussion includes important texts of world literature such as the K'iche Maya Popol Vuh and the Aztec Florentine Codex, as well as precolonial glyphic texts and imagery. This comprehensive and accessible book will give students, specialists and other interested readers an understanding of Mesoamerican philosophy and a sense of the current scholarship in the field.

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1009218751

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Understanding Asian Philosophy

Ethics in the Analects, Zhuangzi, Dhammapada and the Bhagavad Gita

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Understanding Asian Philosophy

Ethics in the Analects, Zhuangzi, Dhammapada and the Bhagavad Gita

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Understanding Asian Philosophy introduces the four major Asian traditions through their key texts and thinkers: the Analects of Confucius, the Daoist text Zhuangzi, the early Buddhist Suttas, and the Bhagavad Gita. Approached through the central issue of ethical development, this engaging introduction reveals the importance of moral self-cultivation and provides a firm grounding in the origins of Asian thought. Leading students confidently through complex texts, Understanding Asian Philosophy includes a range of valuable features: • brief biographies of main thinkers such as Confucius and Zhuangzi • primary source material and translations • maps and timelines • comprehensive lists of recommended reading and links to further study resources • relevant philosophical questions at the end of each chapter As well as sections on other texts and thinkers in the tradition, there are frequent references to contemporary examples and issues. Each chapter also discusses other thinkers in different traditions in the West, presenting various comparative approaches. With its clear focus on thinkers and texts, Understanding Asian Philosophy is an ideal undergraduate introduction to Chinese, Indian, Buddhist and Daoist thought.

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1780935730

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Understanding Asian Philosophy

Ethics in the Analects, Zhuangzi, Dhammapada and the Bhagavad Gita

By: Alexus McLeod

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Ethics in the Analects, Zhuangzi, Dhammapada and the Bhagavad Gita

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An Introduction to Mesoamerican Philosophy

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An Introduction to Mesoamerican Philosophy

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A comprehensive and accessible introduction to the philosophical traditions of the precolonial Mesoamerican peoples, including the Maya, Aztecs, and Mixtecs.

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1009218778

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Transcendence and Non-Naturalism in Early Chinese Thought

By: Alexus McLeod,Joshua R. Brown

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Transcendence and Non-Naturalism in Early Chinese Thought

By: Alexus McLeod,Joshua R. Brown

Contemporary scholars of Chinese philosophy often presuppose that early China possessed a naturalistic worldview, devoid of any non-natural concepts, such as transcendence. Challenging this presupposition head-on, Joshua R. Brown and Alexus McLeod argue that non-naturalism and transcendence have a robust and significant place in early Chinese thought. This book reveals that non-naturalist positions can be found in early Chinese texts, in topics including conceptions of the divine, cosmogony, and apophatic philosophy. Moreover, by closely examining a range of early Chinese texts, and providing comparative readings of a number of Western texts and thinkers, the book offers a way of reading early Chinese Philosophy as consistent with the religious philosophy of the East and West, including the Abrahamic and the Brahmanistic religions. Co-written by a philosopher and theologian, this book draws out unique insights into early Chinese thought, highlighting in particular new ways to consider a range of Chinese concepts, including tian, dao, li, and you/wu.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350082554

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Philosophy of the Ancient Maya

Lords of Time

By: Alexus McLeod

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Philosophy of the Ancient Maya

Lords of Time

By: Alexus McLeod

This book investigates some of the central topics of metaphysics in the philosophical thought of the Maya people of Mesoamerica, particularly from the Preclassic through Postclassic periods. This book covers the topics of time, change, identity, and truth, through comparative investigation integrating Maya texts and practices—such as Classic Period stelae, Postclassic Codices, and Colonial-era texts such as the Popol Vuh and the books of Chilam Balam—and early Chinese philosophy.

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Lexington Books

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1498531393

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St John's Wort

By: Alexus Erin

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St John's Wort

By: Alexus Erin

St John's Wort is a collection of poems about lost childhood, complicated relationships, and working through trauma towards a sense of release. Alexus Erin sifts through dark moments, looking for the occasional glimmers of light, carefully examining the relics of lives too often sent reeling. This tightly woven work is a stunning example of poetry for today - rich language used to explore the contemporary world, and responding to it in a beautiful, heartbreaking way.

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Lulu.com

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0359739687

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Astronomy in the Ancient World

Early and Modern Views on Celestial Events

By: Alexus McLeod

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Astronomy in the Ancient World

Early and Modern Views on Celestial Events

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Alexus McLeod explores every aspect of the lesser-known history of astronomy in the Americas (Mesoamerica and North America), China and India, each through the frame of a particular astronomical phenomena. Part One considers the development of astronomy in the Americas as a response, in part, to the Supernova of 1054, which may have led to a cultural renaissance in astronomy. He then goes on to explore the contemporary understanding of supernovae, contrasting it with that of the ancient Americas. Part Two is framed through the appearances of great comets, which had major divinatory significance in early China. The author discusses the advancement of observational astronomy in China, its influence on politics and its role in the survival or failure of empires. Furthermore, the contemporary understanding of comets is also discussed for comparison. Part Three, on India, considers the magnificent observatories of the Rajput king Jai Singh II, and the question of their purpose. The origins of Indian astronomy are examined in Vedic thought and its development is followed through the period of Jai Singh, including the role played by solar eclipses. The author also includes a modern explanation of our understanding of eclipses to date. In the final section of the book, McLeod discusses how ancient traditions might help modern civilization better understand Earth’s place in the cosmos.

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3319236008

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Transcendence and Non-Naturalism in Early Chinese Thought

By: Alexus McLeod,Joshua R. Brown

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Philosophy of the Ancient Maya

Lords of Time

By: Alexus McLeod

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Lords of Time

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The Philosophical Thought of Wang Chong

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The Philosophical Thought of Wang Chong

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This book is a study of the methodological, metaphysical, and epistemological work of the Eastern Han Dynasty period scholar Wang Chong. It presents Wang’s philosophical thought as a unique and syncretic culmination of a number of ideas developed in earlier Han and Warring States philosophy. Wang’s philosophical methodology and his theories of truth, knowledge, and will and determinism offer solutions to a number of problems in the early Chinese tradition. His views also have much to offer contemporary philosophy, suggesting new ways of thinking about familiar problems. While Wang is best known as a critic and skeptic, Alexus McLeod argues that these aspects of his thought form only a part of a larger positive project, aimed at discerning truth in a variety of senses.

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3319952919

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Theories of Truth in Chinese Philosophy

A Comparative Approach

By: Alexus McLeod

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Theories of Truth in Chinese Philosophy

A Comparative Approach

By: Alexus McLeod

Theories of Truth in Chinese Philosophy deals with debates surrounding the concept of truth in early Chinese thought, from the earliest periods through to the Han dynasty. Alexus McLeod focuses first on the question of whether there is a concept of truth in early Chinese thought, giving a critical overview of the positions of contemporary scholars on this issue, outlining their arguments and considering objections and possible problems and alternatives. McLeod then goes on to consider a number of possible theories of truth in early Chinese philosophy, giving an overview of what he takes to be the main contenders for truth concepts in the early material, and surrounding concepts and positions. In addition, the author considers how these theories of truth might be relevant in contemporary debates surrounding truth, as well as in the context of theories of truth in the history of philosophy, both in Western and Indian thought.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1783483466

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The Dao of Madness

Mental Illness and Self-Cultivation in Early Chinese Philosophy and Medicine

By: Alexus McLeod

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The Dao of Madness

Mental Illness and Self-Cultivation in Early Chinese Philosophy and Medicine

By: Alexus McLeod

Chapter One lays out the dominant views of self, agency, and moral responsibility in early Chinese Philosophy. The reason for this is that these views inform the ways early Chinese thinkers approach mental illness, as well as the role they see it playing in self-cultivation as a whole (whether they view it as problematic or beneficial, for example). In this chapter I offer a view of a number of dominant conceptions of mind, body, and agency in early Chinese thought, through a number of philosophical and medical texts"--

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0197505910

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Book's by Alexus McLeod

An Introduction to Mesoamerican Philosophy

An Introduction to Mesoamerican Philosophy

Understanding Asian Philosophy

Understanding Asian Philosophy

Understanding Asian Philosophy

Understanding Asian Philosophy

An Introduction to Mesoamerican Philosophy

An Introduction to Mesoamerican Philosophy

Transcendence and Non-Naturalism in Early Chinese Thought

Transcendence and Non-Naturalism in Early Chinese Thought

Philosophy of the Ancient Maya

Philosophy of the Ancient Maya

St John's Wort

St John's Wort

Astronomy in the Ancient World

Astronomy in the Ancient World

Transcendence and Non-Naturalism in Early Chinese Thought

Transcendence and Non-Naturalism in Early Chinese Thought

Philosophy of the Ancient Maya

Philosophy of the Ancient Maya

The Philosophical Thought of Wang Chong

The Philosophical Thought of Wang Chong

Theories of Truth in Chinese Philosophy

Theories of Truth in Chinese Philosophy

The Dao of Madness

The Dao of Madness

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