Phenomenology and intercultural understanding : toward a new cultural flesh / Kwok-ying Lau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lau, Kwok-ying, author.

Series:

Contributions to phenomenology ; v. 87.

Contributions to phenomenology ; volume 87

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Phenomenology.

Multiculturalism.

Pluralism.

Physical Description:

xi, 256 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Switzerland : Springer, [2016].

Summary:

This book approaches the topic of intercultural understanding in philosophy from a phenomenological perspective. It provides a bridge between Western and Eastern philosophy through in-depth discussion of concepts and doctrines of phenomenology and ancient and contemporary Chinese philosophy. Phenomenological readings of Daoist and Buddhist philosophies are provided: the reader will find a study of theoretical and methodological issues and innovative readings of traditional Chinese and Indian philosophies from the phenomenological perspective. The author uses a descriptive rigor to avoid cultural prejudices and provides a non-Eurocentric conception and practice of philosophy. Through this East-West comparative study, a compelling criticism of a Eurocentric conception of philosophy emerges. New concepts and methods in intercultural philosophy are proposed through these chapters. Researchers, teachers, post-graduates and students of philosophy will all find this work intriguing, and those with an interest in non-Western philosophy or phenomenology will find it particularly engaging.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-242) and indexes.

ISBN:

9783319447629

3319447629

OCLC:

953709644