But Not Philosophy : Seven Introductions to Non-Western Thought

Seven Introductions to Non-Western Thought

By: George, author of Abraham Lincoln: A Constitutional Biography Anastaplo

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Paperback | 1 December 2000

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George Anastaplo has written brilliantly and persuasively about ancient and modern Western political philosophy and literature and about American Constitutional history and law. With his latest book Anastaplo turns away from his areas of admitted expertise to offer, in his own words, "the explorations of a determined amateur with some practice in reading." The essays contained in this volume were originally conceived as a set of seminars, each culminating in a public lecture, which in turn formed the basis for contributions to Encyclopedia Brittanica''s 1961-1998 series The Great Ideas Today. Gathered in this one volume, But Not Philosophy provides useful and thought-provoking introductions to seven major "schools" of non-Western thought: Mesopotamian, ancient African, Hindu, Confucian, Buddhist, Islamic, and North American Indian. Anastaplo studies ancient literary epics and legal codes and examines religious traditions and systems of thought, providing detailed references to authoritative histories and commentators. Movingly and thoughtfully written, the essays encourage readers to bring their own Western traditions under similar scrutiny, to study our own grasp of the divine, reliance upon nature and causality, and dependence on philosophy-to learn about what we are from what we are not.

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George Anastaplo is America's hidden intellectual treasure. Few know so much about so many things, and nobody knows as much about the intellectual traditions of the world as he does. This book is a triumph of intelligence, taste, and common sense. . . . It is simply the best current introduction to non-Western thinking.--Stanley N. Katz, Princeton University

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Foreword
Preface
Mesopotamian Thought: The Gilgamesh Epic	p. 1
"Ancient" African (Induding Egyptian) Thought	p. 31
Hindu Thought: The Bhagavad Gita	p. 67
Confucian Thought: The Analects	p. 99
Buddhist Thought	p. 147
Islamic Thought: The Koran	p. 175
North American Indian Thought	p. 225
On Beginnings	p. 261
On the Human Soul, Nature, and the Moral Virtues	p. 303
On the Use, Neglect, and Abuse of Veils: The Parliaments of the World's Religions	p. 345
Index	p. 375
About The Author	p. 397
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