The heart of Buddhist philosophy / Nolan Pliny Jacobson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobson, Nolan Pliny.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhist philosophy.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In arriving at the heart of Buddhist philosophy, Nolan Pliny Jacobson attempts to eliminate some of the confusion in the West (and perhaps in the East as well) concerning the Buddhist view of what is concrete and ultimately real in the world. Jacobson presents Nagarjuna, the Plato of the Buddhist tradition, as the major exemplar of the Buddhist expression of life. In his comparison of Buddhism and Western theology, Jacobson demonstrates that some efforts in Western religiou

Contents:

Cover; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Buddhist Philosophy on a New Human Frontier; 2. Process Philosophies East and West; 3. The Two Faces of Reason; 4. Nagarjuna; 5. Buddhism and Western Theology; 6. The Religion of Analysis and the Spirit of Modern Science; 7. The Civilization of Experience; Notes; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index; Author Bio; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0-585-10805-6

OCLC:

817089265