Eastern influences on Western philosophy : a reader / edited by Alexander Lyon Macfie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Macfie, A. L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Modern--18th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Philosophy, Asian.

Orientalism.

Physical Description:

iv, 348 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2003]

Summary:

This is an exploration of the extent of Oriental influence on European thought, primarily during the Enlightenment and the nineteenth-century period of doubt and scepticism that followed it. It is the first reader to bring together in one place a series of specific historical and textual studies of Oriental influence upon European thinkers. Starting with Malebranche and ending with Heidegger, the volume covers Western thinkers including Leibniz, Voltaire, Hume, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Emerson, Thoreau, Nietzsche, Jung, and Buber. To accompany the readings, the editor's introduction explores the idea of influence in the context of the chosen readings and at the same time raises the question of how far Edward Said's thesis regarding Orientalism actually applies to Western thought.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-341) and index.

ISBN:

074861740X

0748617418

OCLC:

51108432