Self As Person in Asian Theory and Practice [Hardcover]

Roger T. Ames (Author), Wimal Dissanayake (Author), Thomas P. Kasulis (Author)

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• Hardcover: 392 pages
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr (February 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791417239
• ISBN-13: 978-0791417232
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars cultivated discussion about self, February 6, 2003

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This review is from: Self as Person in Asian Theory and Practice (Paperback)

This book presents a collection of articles by scholars from different cultures and disciplinary perspectives. Roger T. Ames , the editor of the excellent journal, Philosophy East and West, explains in the introduction that most of the articles were selected from papers presented and discussed at the East-West Centre in Honolulu. It is the second volume of a project on the concept of self, the sequel to "Self as Person in Asian Theory and Practice". It is a good addition to the SUNY press series.
Of the 16 essays, which are of varying merit, I find numbers 4,5,7,12,16 interesting. Here are their titles:
4 Researching the Strata of the Japanese Self
5 Migawari: The Cultural Idiom of Self-Other Exchange in Japan
7 Embodying the Universe: A Note on Confucian Self-Realization
12 The Perception of Self in Indian Tradition
16 Selves in Motion: An Indian-Japanese Comparison.
It is a book addressed to an academic public well-educated in comparative philosophy. It offers a wide spectrum of perspectives and high-octane thinking. At moments, it tends to be dry. There are good bibliographical resources and an interesting index. To sum up, this is a useful but complex collection of essays.