TY - BOOK AU - Emmanuel,Steven M. TI - A companion to Buddhist philosophy T2 - Blackwell companions to philosophy SN - 9781118323915 AV - B162 U1 - 181/.043 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Buddhist philosophy KW - PHILOSOPHY KW - Eastern KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Conceptual foundations -- Major schools of Buddhist thought -- Themes in Buddhist philosophy -- Buddhist meditation -- Contemporary issues and applications N2 - "A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy is the most comprehensive single volume on the subject available; it offers the very latest scholarship to create a wide-ranging survey of the most important ideas, problems, and debates in the history of Buddhist philosophy. Encompasses the broadest treatment of Buddhist philosophy available, covering social and political thought, meditation, ecology and contemporary issues and applications Each section contains overviews and cutting-edge scholarship that expands readers understanding of the breadth and diversity of Buddhist thought Broad coverage of topics allows flexibility to instructors in creating a syllabus Essays provide valuable alternative philosophical perspectives on topics to those available in Western traditions "--; "Encompasses the broadest treatment of Buddhist philosophy available, covering social and political thought, meditation, ecology and contemporary issues and applications"-- UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118324004 ER -