Essays in East-West Philosophy : : An Attempt at World Philosophical Synthesis / / Charles A. Moore.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Moore, Charles A.,
• MitwirkendeR: Aiyar, C.,; Burtt, Edwin,; Chan, Wing,; Conger, George,; Datta, Dhirendra,; Dennes, William,; Hanayama, Shinsho,; Hughes, E.,; Krus, Cornelius,; Mahadevan, T .,; Malalasekera, Gunapala,; Mei, Y.,; Moore, Charles,; Morris, Charles,; Nikhilananda, Swami,; Northrop, Filmer,; Raju, P.,; Sheldon, Wilmon,; Suzuki, Daisetz,; Wild, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021]; ©1951
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (480 p.)

In the modern world, provincialism in reflective thinking is dangerous, possibly tragic. If philosophy is to fulfill one of its main functions - that of guiding the leaders of mankind toward a better world - its perspective must become worldwide and comprehensive in fact as well as in theory. This, the motivating theme of the Second East-West Philosophers' Conference held at the University of Hawaii in the summer of 1949, is likewise the theme of this volume, the complete report of that Conference.The goal of the eminent philosophers participating was the discovery of avenues of progress toward a synthesis of Oriental and Occidental thought. They attempted to reach tentative conclusions in the fields of methodology, metaphysics, and ethical theory.Conference activities consisted of meetings, lectures, discussions, undergraduate courses, and graduate seminars. As far as possible, the proceedings were limited to the study of East-West philosophy; extensive attention was not given to the strictly religious aspects of any philosophical tradition.Participants in the Conference were convinced that philosophy is now entering upon a new stage of development which will be characterized by trans-cultural cooperation and world perspective. This development can be of tremendous significance in world thought and eventually in the lives and actions of the people of the world.Twenty-three of the formal papers presented at the Conference comprise the substance of this book; a significant proposal for synthesis is stated or implied in almost every one. A comprehensive introduction by the editor, a summary of the results and conclusions of the Conference seminars, a who's who of contributors, and an exhaustive index round out the volume.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- An Attempt at World Philosophical Synthesis -- PART I. METHODOLOGY -- Chapter I. Reason and Intuition in Buddhist Philosophy -- Chapter II. Epistemological Methods in Chinese Philosophy -- Chapter III. Epistemological Methods in Indian Philosophy -- Chapter IV. Concentration and Meditation as Methods in Indian Philosophy -- Chapter V. Basic Problems of Method in Harmonizing Eastern and Western Philosophy -- Chapter VI 124 Empirico-Naturalism and World Understanding -- Chapter VII. Methodology and Epistemology, Oriental and Occidental -- PART II. METAPHYSICS -- Chapter VIII. Syntheses in Chinese Metaphysics -- Chapter IX. Some Aspects of Reality as Taught by Theravada (Hinayana) Buddhism -- Chapter X. Buddhism of the One Great Vehicle (Mahayana) -- Chapter XI. Metaphysical Theories in Indian Philosophy -- Chapter XII The Nature of Brahman in the Upanisads—The Advaita View -- Chapter XIII. Certain Basic Concepts of Western Realism and Their Relation to Oriental Thought -- Chatper XIV. Integration -- Chapter XV. Main Contrasts Between Eastern and Western Philosophy -- PART III. ETHICS AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY -- Chapter XVI. The Basis of Social, Ethical, and Spiritual Values in Chinese Philosophy -- Chapter XVII. The Basis of Social, Ethical, and Spiritual Values in Indian Philosophy -- Chapter XVIII. The Philosophical Basis of Indian Legal and Social Systems -- Chapter XIX. Comparative Strength of Life-Ideals in Eastern and Western Cultures -- Chapter XX. The Theory of Types and the Verification of Ethical Theories -- Chapter XXI. Western Theories of Value -- Chapter XXII. Metaphysics and Ethics in East and West -- PART IV. CONCLUSIONS AND PROSPECTS -- Chapter XXIII. Reports of the Conference Seminars -- WHO'S WHO -- INDEX