Coward The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Eastern and Western Thought

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-7885-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 229 Seiten

Reihe: SUNY series in Religious Studies

Explores the issue of the perfectibility of nature in philosophy, psychology, and a variety of world religions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coward, Harold

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

Part I. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Western Thought

2. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Western Philosophy and Psychology

3. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Jewish Thought

4. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Christian Thought

5. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Islamic Thought

Part II. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Eastern Thought (arising in India)

6. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Indian Philosophy and Yoga Psychology

7. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Hindu Thought

8. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Buddhist Thought

9. Conclusion

Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Harold Coward is Professor Emeritus of History and Founding Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria. He is the author and editor of many books, including Religion and Peacebuilding (with Gordon S. Smith) and Yoga and Psychology: Language, Memory, and Mysticism, both also published by SUNY Press.