Oriental philosophy: A westerner's guide to Eastern thought

By Michelle Wilson

This insightful explication of oriental philosophy meets a long felt need for a critical introduction to four systems of eastern thought--Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Hinduism--presented in familiar western terms.Students of comparative religion, eastern philosophy and civilization, and the philosophy of religion who have been trained in traditional western modes of thought often find the intuitive and aphorisic quality of eastern writing a major stumbling block to understanding. This is eastern philosophy presented to westerners by a westerner, a practical and understandable guide for students and for others who wish to expand their understanding in this important area. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029907790X
• ISBN13: 9780299077907
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good text for an overview of Eastern philosophy.

I teach NonWestern Philosophy at the college level. I found Hackett's book accurate and well organized. He addresses the core philosophical positions of the major schools of Eastern thought. Moreover, unlike most of the other books I have looked at on the subject, he provides a fairly indepth treatment of the arguments that the leading philosophers of these schools present for their position, along with a sensitive philosophical...