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Buddhism and the Emerging World Civilization: Essays in Honor of Nolan Pliny Jacobson
Author Puligandla, Ramakrishna (編) ; Miller, David Lee (編)
Date1995.12.01
Pages248
PublisherSouthern Illinois University Press
Publisher Url http://www.siupress.com/
LocationCarbondale, IL, US [卡本代爾, 伊利諾州, 美國]
Content type書籍=Book
Language英文=English
KeywordBuddhism; Buddhism and culture; world civilization; Nolan Pliny Jacobson
AbstractThis captivating new book, a milestone in Buddhist and comparative studies, is a compilation of seventeen essays celebrating the work and thought of Nolan Pliny Jacobson.
A profoundly motivated interdisciplinary thinker, Jacobson sought to discover, clarify, and synthesize points of similarity among leading thinkers of different Oriental and Western cultures. For almost half a century, he articulated his vision of an emerging world civilization, one in which all people can feel and express their creative, constructive powers for the benefit of others as well as for themselves.
Jacobson believed that philosophy and the works of philosophers should be understood as a vital force enriching all civilizational experience. His own philosophic perspective was rooted in the conviction that novelty is the source of all experience and the center of a creativity that lives beyond words, arguments, and rational paradigms. Throughout his career, Jacobson explored Buddhist texts and personalities, spending much time in the Orient, particularly Myanmar and Japan. He also closely studied the works of numerous Western philosophers, including Whitehead, Dewey, Peirce, James, Hartshorne, and Wieman. Jacobson believed that American philosophy and Buddhism concurred in many ways, with the potential to form a powerful basis for the development of a world civilization.
The essays in this volume are organized around Jacobson’s activities, publications, and interests. Authored by an impressive selection of scholars, the essays are grouped into four sections—"Historical Context," "Central Issues," "Practical Implications," and "The Japan Emphasis." Hajime Nakamura, Charles Hartshorne, Kenneth K. Inada, Seizo Oho, and numerous others discuss freedom, creativity, and Buddhism’s self-corrective nature, setting forth their reasons for sharing Jacobson’s ideas and visions.
Table of contentsThe Possibility of nonattachment / Bart Gruzalski
To end is to begin / Cedric Lambeth Heppler
C.I. Lewis and Buddhism / Robert L. Greenwood
Creativity and the emerging world civilization / David Lee Miller
The Standpoint of early Buddhist philosophy / Hajime Nakamura
Buddhism and the theistic question / Charles Hartshorne
The Reflexive nature of momentariness (Ksana-vāda) / Kenneth K. Inada
Buddhism, Taoism, and the question of ontological difference / David L. Hall
Meanings of "the meaning of life" in Buddhist perspective / Frank J. Hoffman
Modern science and the rediscovery of Buddhism / Tsung-I Dow
Pratītyasamutpāda and creativity / Ramakrishna Puligandla
The Idea of freedom in Chan/Zen/Son Buddhism and its application to international conflicts / Paul F. Schmidt
One out of many: the way of creation toward a planetary community / Howard L. Parsons
Zen and the art of anything / Hal W. French
Aesthetics of Nirvāna: Nolan Pliny Jacobson on creative process / Morgan Gibson
The Lotus in the robot: the emerging world civilization and Japan / Stuart D.B. Picken
Buddhism and the emerging world civilization / Seizo Ohe
ISBN9780809318421 (hc); 0809318423 (hc)
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Created date1998.04.28
Modified date2023.12.12



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