Nietzsche and Asian Thought by Graham Parkes

Nietzsche and Asian Thought by Graham Parkes

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Nietzsche's work has had a significant impact on the intellectual life of non-Western cultures and elicited responses from thinkers outside of the Anglo-American philosophical traditions as well. These essays address the connection between his ideas and philosophies in India, China and Japan.

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Nietzsche and Asian Thought by Graham Parkes

Friedrich Nietzsche's work has had a significant impact on the intellectual life of non-Western cultures and elicited responses from thinkers outside of the Anglo-American philosophical traditions as well. Bringing together 13 internationally renowned scholars, this collection of essays addresses the connection between Nietzsche's ideas and philosphies in India, China and Japan. The contributors are Roger T. Ames, Johann Figl, Chen Guying, Michel Hulin, Arifuku Kogaku, David A. Kelly, Glen T. Martin, Sonoda Muneto, Graham Parkes, Okochi Ryogi, Eberhard Scheiffele, Mervyn Sprung and Joan Stambaugh.

Born and raised in Glasgow, Graham Parkes was educated at Oxford and the University of California, Berkeley. He taught Asian and comparative philosophy at the University of Hawai'i for twenty-five years, punctuated by three years as a visiting scholar and fellow at Harvard. After a period as Professor of Philosophy at the National University of Ireland, he moved to Austria, where he is Professorial Research Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Vienna. He has also been a visiting professor at universities in Europe, China, Japan, and Singapore.

In addition to books, he has published over a hundred journal articles and book chapters on topics in Chinese, Japanese, and European thought, as well as environmental philosophy, aesthetics and the philosophy of art. His latest book is How to Think about the Climate Crisis: A Philosophical Guide to Saner Ways of Living (Bloomsbury, 2021), and his website is at grahamparkes.net.

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ISBN 13 9780226646855
ISBN 10 0226646858
Title Nietzsche and Asian Thought
Author Graham Parkes
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University Of Chicago Press
Year published 1996-06-01
Number of pages 261
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