Between Psychology and Philosophy: East-West Themes and Beyond

by Michael Slote

Book Overview

This open access book discusses a variety of important but unprecedented ways in which psychology can be useful to philosophy. The early chapters illustrate this theme via comparisons between Chinese and Western philosophy. It is argued that the Chinese notion of a heart-mind is superior to the Western concept of mind, but then, more even-handedly, the relative strengths and weaknesses of Chinese and Western thought overall are critically examined...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030225054
• ISBN13: 9783030225056
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"