Author: Jack D. SmithPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146283289X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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The Illimitables
Author: Jack D. SmithPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146283289X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind
Author: Andrew J. O’ShaughnessyPublisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813946492
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
Already renowned as a statesman, Thomas Jefferson in his retirement from government turned his attention to the founding of an institution of higher learning. Never merely a patron, the former president oversaw every aspect of the creation of what would become the University of Virginia. Along with the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, he regarded it as one of the three greatest achievements in his life. Nonetheless, historians often treat this period as an epilogue to Jefferson’s career. In The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind, Andrew O’Shaughnessy offers a twin biography of Jefferson in retirement and of the University of Virginia in its earliest years. He reveals how Jefferson’s vision anticipated the modern university and profoundly influenced the development of American higher education. The University of Virginia was the most visible apex of what was a much broader educational vision that distinguishes Jefferson as one of the earliest advocates of a public education system. Just as Jefferson’s proclamation that "all men are created equal" was tainted by the ongoing institution of slavery, however, so was his university. O’Shaughnessy addresses this tragic conflict in Jefferson’s conception of the university and society, showing how Jefferson’s loftier aspirations for the university were not fully realized. Nevertheless, his remarkable vision in founding the university remains vital to any consideration of the role of education in the success of the democratic experiment.
A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma
Author: AnuruddhaPublisher: BPS Pariyatti Editions
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Abhidhamma has the fearsome reputation of being somewhat juiceless to a beginner. I was delighted to find that in the introductory chapter Bhikkhu Bodhi gives his explanation of the four-fold ultimate realities in a very clear, calm, exact and expressive way. He brings to the subject a distinctively passionate voice and profound care and respect for the unfathomable wisdom of the Buddha. This is a brilliant gem of a guidebook and will lead the reader to new dimensions of the wisdom of the Buddha. Book jacket.
Translation Series
Author: Emptiness and Omnipresence
Author: Brook A. ZiporynPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253021200
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This “rich and rewarding work” explores the connections between ancient Buddhist doctrine and contemporary philosophy (Publishers Weekly). Tiantai Buddhism emerged in sixth century China from an idiosyncratic and innovative interpretation of the Lotus Sutra. It went on to become one of the most complete, systematic, and influential schools of philosophical thought developed in East Asia. In Emptiness and Omnipresence, Brook A. Ziporyn puts Tiantai into dialogue with modern philosophical concerns to draw out its implications for ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics. Ziporyn explains Tiantai’s unlikely roots, its positions of extreme affirmation and rejection, its religious skepticism and embrace of religious myth, and its view of human consciousness. Ziporyn reveals the profound insights of Tiantai Buddhism while stimulating philosophical reflection on its unexpected effects.
Compendium of Philosophy
Author: AnuruddhaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Abhidhammattha-sangaha
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Buddhism, a Study of the Buddhist Norm
Author: Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys DavidsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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A Manual of Buddhist Philosophy
Author: William Montgomery McGovernPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddha and Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Buddhism
Author: Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys DavidsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddha (The concept)
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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