Discourse and Practice (S U N Y Series, Toward a Comparative Philosophy of Religions) - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0791410242 ISBN 13: 9780791410240

Casa editrice: State University of New York Press, 1992

Riassunto

Discourse and Practice strives to stretch the boundaries of commonly accepted notions of philosophical discourse in order to introduce comparative considerations. It is united by a concern to tease out the philosophical discourse and practices which inhere in seemingly unphilosophical "texts." These texts range from ethnographical materials to mythical and fictive narratives, and finally, to explicitly theoretical traditions. Each author, in attending to the details of his or her area study, strives to demonstrate the implicit and explicit philosophical agendas at play. The comparative examples offer valuable insights for how discourse can be redefined. One consistent assumption presented here is that the element of practice, which has long been posed in opposition to theory, must be treated as an integral aspect of the philosophical import of any tradition.

Historical traditions covered include East Asia, Papua New Guinea, and Tibet as well as the more familiar territory of Western disciplinary fields.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Frank Reynolds is Professor of History of Religions and Buddhist Studies and David Tracy is Andrew Thomas Greeley and Grace McNichols Greeley Distinguished Service Professor of Catholic Studies and Theology at The Divinity School at The University of Chicago. They are the editors of Myth and Philosophy also published by SUNY Press.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: State University of New York Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0791410242
• ISBN 13: 9780791410240
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 334
• Redattore: Reynolds Frank
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile