Nature in Asian Traditions of Thought Essays in Environmental Philosophy
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
J. Baird Callicott is Professor of Philosophy and Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. Roger T. Ames is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hawaii.
<p>"In a single volume, this brings to the forefront a diversity of perspectives concerning environmental philosophy. Informed scholars reflect upon our current understanding of biology, ecology, and non-western philosophical traditions in order to rethink the platform of the conservationist's cause. Each chapter reveals important insights and contains much original thinking as contributors explore new ideological resources for managing our global environment...must reading for all concerned persons who are actively involved in defending our natural resources." — David Edward Shaner, Furman University</p><p>"It would serve as valuable reading for anyone who is interested in the environment and in exploring new and traditionally Asian approaches to this crucial subject." — Shigenori Nagatomo, Temple University</p>
Here, Western environmental philosophers and some of our most distinguished representatives of Asian and comparative philosophy critically consider what Asia has to offer.
The first section provides an ecological world view as a basis for comparison. Subsequent sections include chapters by leading contemporary scholars in Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Buddhist thought that explore the Western perception of Asian traditions-the perception that Asian philosophy is a rich conceptual resource for contemporary environmental thinkers.
Preface
Foreword
Eugene C. Hargrove
Introduction: The Asian Traditions as a Conceptual Resource for Environmental Philosophy
J. Baird Callicott and Roger T. Ames
I: The Ecological World View: A Basis for Engagement
Pacific Shift
William Irwin Thompson
Biology as a Cosmological Science
Harold J. Morowitz
The Metaphysical Implications of Ecology
J. Baird Callicott
II: The Chinese World View
The Continuity of Being: Chinese Visions of Nature
Tu Wei-ming
Human/Nature in Nietzsche and Taoism
Graham Parkes
On Seeking a Change of Environment
David L. Hall
Putting the Te back into Taoism
Roger T. Ames
Units of Change - Units of Value
Robert C. Neville
III: The Japanese World View
The Japanese Concept of "Nature"
Hubertus Tellenbach and Bin Kimura
The Japanese Experience of Nature
David Edward Shaner
Saigyo and the Buddhist Value of Nature
William R. LaFleur
IV: The Buddhist World View
The Jewel Net of Indra
Francis H. Cook
Environmental Problematics
Kenneth K. Inada
Toward a Middle Path of Survival
David J. Kalupahana
V: The Indian World View
A Metaphysical Grounding for Natural Reverence: East-West
Eliot Deutsch
"Conceptual Resources" in South Asia for "Environmental Ethics"
Gerald James Larson
Epilogue: On the Relation of Idea and Action
J. Baird Callicott and Roger T. Ames
Notes
Index
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
J. Baird Callicott is Professor of Philosophy and Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. Roger T. Ames is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hawaii.