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  • Myth and Identity in the Martial Arts

    Creating the Dragon

    by Alexus McLeod ...
    Series series Sport, Identity, and Culture
    Myth and Identity in the Martial Arts: Creating the Dragon is a study of the role of myth and ideology in the formation of social identity, focusing on a variety of communities of practice involving the martial arts in East Asian and Western history. Alexus McLeod argues that myths of the martial arts should not be understood as “falsehoods” created as means of legitimizing modern practices, but ... Read more

    $105.99 USD

  • Transcendence and Non-Naturalism in Early Chinese Thought

    by Dr Alexus McLeod, Dr Joshua R. Brown ...
    Contemporary scholars of Chinese philosophy often presuppose that early China possessed a naturalistic worldview, devoid of any non-natural concepts, such as transcendence. Challenging this presupposition head-on, Joshua R. Brown and Alexus McLeod argue that non-naturalism and transcendence have a robust and significant place in early Chinese thought.This book reveals that non-naturalist positions ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • An Introduction to Mesoamerican Philosophy

    by Alexus McLeod ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
    The philosophy of Mesoamerica – the indigenous groups of precolonial North-Central America – is rich and varied but relatively little-known. In this ground-breaking book, Alexus McLeod introduces the philosophical traditions of the Maya, Nahua (Aztecs), Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and others, focussing in particular on their treatment of language, truth, time, creation, personhood, knowledge, and morality. ... Read more

    $25.49 USD

  • The Dao of Madness

    Mental Illness and Self-Cultivation in Early Chinese Philosophy and Medicine

    by Alexus McLeod ...
    Mental illness complicates views of agency and moral responsibility in ethics. Particularly for traditions and theories focused on self-cultivation, such as Aristotelian virtue ethics and many systems of ethics in early Chinese philosophy, mental illness offers powerful challenges. Can the mentally ill person cultivate herself and achieve a level of virtue, character, or thriving similar to the ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Astronomy in the Ancient World

    Early and Modern Views on Celestial Events

    by Alexus McLeod ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Alexus McLeod explores every aspect of the lesser-known history of astronomy in the Americas (Mesoamerica and North America), China and India, each through the frame of a particular astronomical phenomena. Part One considers the development of astronomy in the Americas as a response, in part, to the Supernova of 1054, which may have led to a cultural renaissance in astronomy. He then goes on to ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Early Chinese Ethics and Political Philosophy

    Edited by Dr Alexus McLeod ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Research Handbooks in Asian Philosophy
    Focusing on early Chinese ethical and political thought across multiple schools and thinkers, this book presents a comprehensive overview of the research being done in Chinese comparative ethics and political philosophy.In addition to chapters on Chinese comparative and interpretative thought, The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Early Chinese Ethics and Political Philosophy brings early Chinese ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Philosophy of the Ancient Maya

    Lords of Time

    by Alexus McLeod ...
    Series series Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion
    This book investigates some of the central topics of metaphysics in the philosophical thought of the Maya people of Mesoamerica, particularly from the Preclassic through Postclassic periods. This book covers the topics of time, change, identity, and truth, through comparative investigation integrating Maya texts and practices—such as Classic Period stelae, Postclassic Codices, and Colonial-era ... Read more

    $42.09 USD

  • Theories of Truth in Chinese Philosophy

    A Comparative Approach

    by Alexus McLeod ...
    Series series
    Theories of Truth in Chinese Philosophy deals with debates surrounding the concept of truth in early Chinese thought, from the earliest periods through to the Han dynasty. Alexus McLeod focuses first on the question of whether there is a concept of truth in early Chinese thought, giving a critical overview of the positions of contemporary scholars on this issue, outlining their arguments and ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Understanding Asian Philosophy

    Ethics in the Analects, Zhuangzi, Dhammapada and the Bhagavad Gita

    by Dr Alexus McLeod ...
    Understanding Asian Philosophy introduces the four major Asian traditions through their key texts and thinkers: the Analects of Confucius, the Daoist text Zhuangzi, the early Buddhist Suttas, and the Bhagavad Gita. Approached through the central issue of ethical development, this engaging introduction reveals the importance of moral self-cultivation and provides a firm grounding in the origins of ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • The Philosophical Thought of Wang Chong

    by Alexus McLeod ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book is a study of the methodological, metaphysical, and epistemological work of the Eastern Han Dynasty period scholar Wang Chong. It presents Wang’s philosophical thought as a unique and syncretic culmination of a number of ideas developed in earlier Han and Warring States philosophy. Wang’s philosophical methodology and his theories of truth, knowledge, and will and determinism offer ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Brahman and Dao

    Comparative Studies of Indian and Chinese Philosophy and Religion

    by Sophia Katz, Friederike Assandri, Alexus McLeod, Yong Huang, Wei Zhang, Joshua Capitanio, Guang Xing, Carl Olson, Ram Nath Jha, Nicholas F. Gier, Bill M. Mak, John M. Thompson, Gad C. Isay, Timothy Connolly, Livia Kohn ...
    Series series Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion
    The present geopolitical rise of India and China evokes much interest in the comparative study of these two ancient Asian cultures. There are various studies comparing Western and Indian philosophies and religions, and there are similar works comparing Chinese and Western philosophy and religion. However, so far there is no systemic comparative study of Chinese and Indian philosophies and ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

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  • Yinyang

    The Way of Heaven and Earth in Chinese Thought and Culture

    by Robin R. Wang ...
    Series Book 11 - New Approaches to Asian History
    The concept of yinyang lies at the heart of Chinese thought and culture. The relationship between these two opposing, yet mutually dependent, forces is symbolized in the familiar black and white symbol that has become an icon in popular culture across the world. The real significance of yinyang is, however, more complex and subtle. This brilliant and comprehensive analysis by one of the leading ... Read more

    $28.69 USD