LEADER 02378nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910824436103321 005 20240402083430.0 010 $a1-134-79349-9 010 $a1-280-56672-8 010 $a0-203-00575-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000255820 035 $a(EBL)165122 035 $a(OCoLC)61213775 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000264338 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11225500 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264338 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10290565 035 $a(PQKB)11482540 035 $aebr5001374 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC165122 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL165122 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10070715 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL56672 035 $a(PPN)187291470 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000255820 100 $a19971031e20031997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnderstanding Eastern philosophy$b[electronic resource] /$fRay Billington 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-12965-6 311 $a0-415-12964-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [188]-189) and index. 327 $a""Book Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents"" 330 $aUnderstanding Eastern Philosophy provides an accessible critical introduction to how some of the key philosophies of the East compare with those in the West. Starting from a discussion of the problems of distinguishing between religions and philosophies, Ray Billington presents a clear picture of the key tenets behind Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Jainism and Confucianism.Moving on to compare the key themes of religious philosophy that cut across East and West, such as a belief in God, the soul, moral decision-making, nature and authority, Understanding Eastern Philosophy presents a fascinating 606 $aPhilosophy, Asian 606 $aPhilosophy and religion 615 0$aPhilosophy, Asian. 615 0$aPhilosophy and religion. 676 $a181 700 $aBillington$b Ray$0554966 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824436103321 996 $aUnderstanding Eastern philosophy$93939714 997 $aUNINA