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Nothingness and Desire: A Philosophical Antiphony (Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture): 23

Nothingness and Desire: A Philosophical Antiphony (Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture): 23

by James W. Heisig (Author)

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Synopsis

The six lectures that make up this book were delivered in March 2011 at London University's School of Oriental and Asian Studies as the Jordan Lectures on Comparative Religion. They revolve around the intersection of two ideas, nothingness and desire, as they apply to a re-examination of the questions of self, God, morality, property, and the East-West philosophical divide.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 250
 Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
Published: 30 Jun 2013
ISBN 10: 0824838858
ISBN 13: 9780824838850

Media Reviews
Nothingness and Desire is a very worthwhile and stimulating read. It traces many of the problems of the East-West comparative discourse. It opens up the pathways that Professor Heisig reinvigorates for (as he himself suggests) the next generation of philosophers. His creativity deserves praise, and it makes demands on the next generation to open up further cross-cultural 'ways' and to be as creative in our explorations of them as he is with his.-- Philosophy East & West
Nothingness and Desire offers a valuably direct immersion in East-West philosophical exchange and its real potential for tackling pressing political problems (beyond the platitudes that sometimes afflict inter-religious dialogue). It is valuable too for the quality of the insights into human life that emerge in the course of the analysis.-- Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
Author Bio
James W. Heisig is a permanent research fellow at the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture in Nagoya, Japan. Paul L. Swanson is a Permanent Research Fellow at the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, Nanzan University.