03297nam 2200601Ia 450 991081256310332120200520144314.01-4384-2838-31-4416-2595-X10.1515/9781438428383(CKB)1000000000806175(OCoLC)456565048(CaPaEBR)ebrary10574179(SSID)ssj0000201855(PQKBManifestationID)11203168(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000201855(PQKBWorkID)10245701(PQKB)10497582(MiAaPQ)EBC3407317(Au-PeEL)EBL3407317(CaPaEBR)ebr10574179(DE-B1597)682903(DE-B1597)9781438428383(EXLCZ)99100000000080617520090130d2009 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrMethodologies of comparative philosophy the pragmatist and process traditions /Robert W. SmidAlbany State University of New York Pressc20091 online resource (301 p.) SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and cultureBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-4384-2829-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: the ballad of East and West -- William Ernest Hocking : comparative philosophy for the "emerging world culture" -- Filmer S.C. Northrop : comparative philosophy as comparative ideology -- David Hall and Roger Ames : comparative philosophy as the philosophy of culture -- Robert C. Neville : comparative philosophy as systematic philosophy -- Revisiting the twain.What is comparative philosophy? This question is ultimately a methodological one according to this much-needed book. The cultivation of area studies in diverse traditions has opened up opportunities for cross-cultural understanding that have rarely existed before, and comparative philosophy is a rapidly emerging area of inquiry. Yet, surprisingly little has been written on comparative methodology in philosophy. Of course, there is much at stake in how we compare things: how comparison is done determines what comparison is. Author Robert W. Smid provides a critical review of four of the most influential comparative methodologies within the American pragmatist and process philosophical traditions, those of William Ernest Hocking, F. S. C. Northrop, Robert Cummings Neville, and David L. Hall in collaboration with Roger T. Ames. Discussing the history of each methodology's development and critically assessing its strengths and weaknesses, Smid demonstrates that it is possible to compare methods as well as traditions and encourages those interested to join the contemporary conversation.SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture.Philosophy, ComparativePhilosophyPhilosophy, Comparative.Philosophy.101Smid Robert W.1974-1645207MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812563103321Methodologies of comparative philosophy3991529UNINA