Engaging Japanese Philosophy – A Short History Kasulis Hardback 9780824869793

Engaging Japanese PhilosophyA Short History\nAuthor(s): Thomas P. Kasulis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Hawai'i Press, United States\nImprint: University of Hawai'i Press\nISBN-13: 9780824869793, 978-0824869793\nSynopsis\nPhilosophy challenges our assumptionsespecially when it comes to us from another culture. In exploring Japanese philosophy, a dependable guide is essential. The present volume, written by a renowned authority on the subject, offers readers a historical survey of Japanese thought that is both comprehensive and comprehensible.\n\nAdhering to the Japanese philosophical tradition of highlighting engagement over detachment, Thomas Kasulis invites us to think with, as well as about, the Japanese masters by offering ample examples, innovative analogies, thought experiments, and jargon-free explanations. He assumes little previous knowledge and addresses themesaesthetics, ethics, the samurai code, politics, among othersnot in a vacuum but within the conditions.