Encounter with Enlightenment: A Study of Japanese Ethics Contributor(s): Carter, Robert E. (Author), Yuasa, Yasuo (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 079145018X ISBN-13: 9780791450185 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Philosophy | Eastern |
Dewey: 170.952 |
LCCN: 00046356 |
Series: Suny Modern Japanese Philosophy |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.92" W x 9" (0.86 lbs) 292 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In Encounter with Enlightenment, Robert E. Carter puts forth the East, and specifically Japan, as a source of possible solutions to the world's social, economic, and environmental problems. Not only is the book a sustained scholarly analysis of both the religious and philosophical roots of Japan's distinctive ethical approach to life, but it also provides the Western reader with a context for understanding Eastern values--values that although familiar to the West tend to be deemphasized. Encounter with Enlightenment begins a horizontal fusion between East and West, and establishes a common ground for mutual understanding and for working toward an ethical approach that could resolve some of the earth's difficulties. |