10 libri per 10 euro qui
Bookbot

Jan Westerhoff

    Jan Christoph Westerhoff è un filosofo e orientalista il cui lavoro approfondisce la metafisica e la filosofia del linguaggio. La sua ricerca esplora le complessità del pensiero e dell'espressione, con un focus particolare sulla filosofia indotibetana. Westerhoff si occupa anche della storia delle idee nei secoli XVI e XVII, collegando l'indagine filosofica al contesto storico. Il suo approccio è caratterizzato da una profonda conoscenza e un'analisi precisa, offrendo ai lettori un'esplorazione avvincente di questioni filosofiche fondamentali.

    Candrakirti's Introduction to the Middle Way
    Reality: A Very Short Introduction
    The Golden Age of Indian Buddhist Philosophy
    • Jan Westerhoff unfolds the story of one of the richest episodes in the history of Indian thought, the development of Buddhist philosophy during the first millennium CE. He aims to offer the reader a systematic grasp of key Buddhist concepts such as non-self, suffering, reincarnation, karma, and nirvana.

      The Golden Age of Indian Buddhist Philosophy
    • Reality: A Very Short Introduction

      • 122pagine
      • 5 ore di lettura

      'What is real?' has been one of the key questions of philosophy since its beginning in antiquity. But it is not just a question that philosophers ask. This Very Short Introduction discusses what reality is by looking at a variety of arguments, theories, and thought-experiments from philosophy, physics, and cognitive science.

      Reality: A Very Short Introduction
    • This Oxford Guide is designed for the philosophically interested student or scholar reading Candrakirti's Introduction to the Middle Way, a key text in the Buddhist philosophical tradition. Jan Westerhoff's commentary focuses on the philosophical content of the text, using Candrakirti's auto-commentary as the main explicatory resource.

      Candrakirti's Introduction to the Middle Way