Asian Philosophies Av John M. Koller

<P>With an inside view from an expert in the field and a clear and engaging writing style, <I>Asian Philosophies, Seventh Edition </I>invites students and professors to think along with the great<I></I>minds of the Asian traditions. Eminent scholar and teacher John M. Koller has devoted his<I></I>life to understanding and explaining Asian thought and practice. He wrote this text to give<I></I>students access to the rich philosophical and religious ideas of both South and East Asia.</P><P><EM>New to this seventh edition:</EM></P><UL><P><LI>Added material on Confucianism, including focused coverage of (1) the <I>Analects </I>and society and (2) <I>ren </I>and nature;</LI><LI>Additional information on Theravada Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism, and Zen Buddhism as well as new in-depth coverage of ecological attitudes in Buddhism;</LI><LI>Expanded coverage of ecological attitudes in all of the Asian traditions;</LI><LI>Brief excerpts from primary sources to help better explain the key concepts