Women Philosophers from Non-Western Traditions

• Autore: Waithe Mary Ellen
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (492 pages)
• Disciplina: 180.82
• Altri autori: Boos DykemanTherese
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Series Foreword -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Beyond the Western Male Canon: A New Dawn for Philosophy? -- Abstract -- 1.1 The Murky Western/Non-western Miasma -- 1.2 Methodology -- 1.3 Women Philosophers from Non-western Traditions -- 1.4 Further Research -- 1.5 Conclusions -- Chapter 2 En Hedu'Anna of Mesopotamia < -- InlineMediaObject> -- < -- ImageObject FileRef="496471_1_En_2_Figb_HTML.jpg" Format="JPEG" Color="Color" Type="Halftone" Rendition="HTML" Height="77" Resolution="300" Width="337"/> -- < -- /InlineMediaObject> -- Circa 2300 BCE -- Abstract -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Mesopotamian Civilization at the Time of En Hedu'Anna -- 2.1.2 The Temple Cities and the En -- 2.2 Biography -- 2.3 Surviving Works -- 2.3.1 In Nin-me-hus-a -- 2.3.2 In-Nin-Sa-gur-Ra -- 2.3.3 Nin-ME-Sar-ra -- 2.3.4 The Temple Hymns (TH) -- 2.4 Philosophy of Religion -- 2.4.1 Indigenous Religious Philosophy -- 2.4.2 En Hedu'Anna and the Idea of a Supreme Being -- 2.5 Cosmology -- 2.5.1 Cosmology Before En Hedu'Anna -- 2.5.2 En Hedu'Anna's Contribution to Cosmology -- 2.5.2.1 "Planet" -- 2.5.2.2 The Concept "Constellation" -- 2.6 Epistemology -- 2.7 Ontology: The ME -- 2.7.1 Being and Becoming -- 2.7.2 Ontological Status of the 'Ground Plan' and Amulets -- 2.7.3 Greater versus Lesser ME? -- 2.7.4 The ME, The Real of the Ideal -- 2.7.4.1 The ME in Indigenous Mesopotamian Thought -- 2.7.4.2 En Hedu'Anna's Adaptation of the ME -- 2.8 Moral and Social Philosophy -- 2.8.1 Mesopotamian View of Human Nature -- 2.8.1.1 Gender -- 2.8.1.2 Gender Fluidity -- 2.8.2 En Hedu'Anna's Compassionate View of Humanity -- 2.8.3 Female Sexuality -- 2.8.4 The Woman Philosopher -- 2.9 Socio-political Philosophy -- 2.9.1 Government Use of Force -- 2.9.2 Government Corruption -- 2.9.3 Positive Law as the Foundation of Procedural Justice -- 2.10 Influence. ; 2.10.1 Scribal Academies -- 2.10.2 Influence on Judaism -- 2.10.3 Conceptualizing Astronomy -- 2.10.4 Influence on Tamil Language -- 2.10.5 Goddess Worship -- 2.11 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 Gārgī Vācaknavī of India गार्गी वाचक्नवी fl. Eighth Century BCE -- Abstract -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Biography -- 3.3 Philosophical Achievements -- 3.4 Social-Political Background -- 3.4.1 Vedas and Upaniṣads -- 3.4.2 Caste, Gender, Sex -- 3.5 Philosophic Significance of the Dialogue -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Maitreyī of India मैत्रेयी Circa 1100-500 BCE -- Abstract -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Biography -- 4.3 Philosophical Achievement: -- 4.3.1 Understanding Maitreyī's Contribution -- 4.3.2 Vedānta -- 4.3.3 Social-Political Background: Four Stations of Life -- 4.4 Philosophical Discourse -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Mahapajapati Gotami महाप्रजापती गौतमी Circa Sixth-Seventh Centuries BCE -- Abstract -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Biography -- 5.2.1 Aspiration and Past Lives -- 5.2.2 Final Life -- 5.3 Ordination -- 5.3.1 Argument for Ordination -- 5.3.2 Primacy of Universal Buddhist Truth over Social Conventions -- 5.3.3 Widowhood and the Spiritual Path -- 5.3.4 Mahapajapati Gotami Crossing Boundaries -- 5.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 Khema of Great Wisdom from India खेमा Circa 563 BCE-483 BCE -- Abstract -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Biography -- 6.2.1 Aspiration and Past Lives -- 6.2.2 Final Life and Enlightenment -- 6.3 Philosophical Teachings -- 6.4 Conclusion: Khema as Philosopher -- References -- Chapter 7 Meng Mu of China 孟母 Circa 4th Century BCE -- Abstract -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 Meng Mu the Person -- 7.1.2 Confucian Philosophy of Education: A Background -- 7.2 Learning from Meng Mu -- 7.2.1 Meng Mu San Qian 孟母三 -- 7.2.2 Meng Mu Duan Zhi 孟母斷織 -- 7.2.3 Mengzi Qu Qi 孟子去妻 -- 7.2.4 Meng Mu Chu Qi 孟母. ; 7.2.5 Han Ying on Meng Mu -- 7.3 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8 Ban Zhao of China 班昭 45-116 CE -- Abstract -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 Biography -- 8.1.1.1 Family -- 8.1.1.2 Achievements -- 8.1.2 Philosophy -- 8.2 Social-Political Background -- 8.2.1 Han Dynasty History -- 8.2.2 The Philosophical Heritage: Philosophy and Philosophers in the Han Court -- 8.3 Philosophical Works: "Needle and Thread," "a Journey to the East," and Lessons for Women -- 8.3.1 The Poem "The Needle and Thread" -- 8.3.2 The Poem: Rhapsody on Traveling Eastward/A Journey to the East -- 8.3.3 The Prose Treatise: Lessons for Women/ Nüjie -- 8.3.3.1 Overview of the Lessons -- 8.3.3.2 Philosophy In Seven Chapters -- 8.3.3.3 The Nature of Relationship within Family -- 8.3.3.4 The Nature of Relationship within the Generational Family -- 8.3.3.5 Womanly Virtue -- 8.3.3.6 Propriety and Rhetoric -- 8.3.3.7 Husband and Wife Relation -- 8.3.3.8 The Argument for Education -- 8.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 Sulabha of Indiaसुलभ -- Abstract -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Biography -- 9.3 Textual Context -- 9.4 Sulabha's Philosophy -- 9.5 Conclusion -- Appendix -- Translation of Sulabha-Janaka Dialogue -- References -- Chapter 10 Rābi'a al-'Adawiyya of Basra 712-801/185-95رابعة ا عدوية ا بصرية -- Abstract -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.1.1 Sources of Rābi'a's Biography -- 10.1.2 Biography -- 10.1.3 Teacher, Mystic, Pedagogical Innovator -- 10.1.4 Rābi'a as "Honorary Man": Teacher, Mentor, or Educator? -- 10.2 Teaching Methods: Moral Parables and Multi-sensory Pedagogy -- 10.3 Rhetoric, Philosophy of Language, Poetics and Ineffable Love -- 10.3.1 Selection Criteria -- 10.3.2 Names and Letters -- 10.3.3 Language and Poetics -- 10.4 Taxonomy of Love -- 10.4.1 Reinterpretation of Hawā -- 10.4.2 The Spiraling Power of 'Ishq: Creating a "Semantically-Based" Etymology -- 10.5 Feminism. ; 10.5.1 Feminists and Feminisms -- 10.5.2 Rābi'a's Feminism -- 10.6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 11 Yeshe Tsogyal of Tibet < -- InlineMediaObject> -- < -- ImageObject FileRef="496471_1_En_11_Figb_HTML.png" Format="PNG" Color="Color" Type="LinedrawHalftone" Rendition="HTML" Height="268" Resolution="300" Width="283"/> -- < -- /InlineMediaObject> -- 777-876 CE -- Abstract -- 11.1 Biography -- 11.1.1 Preliminary Comments Regarding Sources -- 11.1.2 Life -- 11.2 Philosophical Foundations of Vajrayāna Buddhism -- 11.2.1 Bön Before Buddhism -- 11.2.1.1 Bön Ways to Enlightenment -- 11.2.1.2 Bön Deities -- 11.2.2 Tibetan Buddhism -- 11.2.2.1 Theravedic Influence -- 11.2.2.2 Mahāyāna Influence -- 11.3 Vajrayana Buddhism -- 11.3.1 Nyingma -- 11.3.2 Nyingma Tantrism -- 11.4 Teaching -- 11.5 Works -- 11.5.1 Questions and Answers of the Lady -- 11.5.2 Prayer -- 11.5.3 Aspiration -- 11.5.4 Book of the Dead -- 11.6 Philosophy -- 11.7 Conclusions -- Appendix I. Prayer -- Appendix II. Aspiration -- Appendix III: Autobiography (Excerpt) -- References -- Chapter 12 Murasaki Shikibu of Japan 紫式 Circa 978-Circa 1000 -- Abstract -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Biography -- 12.3 Philosophical Background -- 12.4 Works -- 12.4.1 Poetic Memoirs (Murasaki Shikibu shū) Circa 1014 -- 12.4.2 Diary (Murasaki Shikibu Nikki) Circa. 1008-1010 -- 12.4.3 The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) Circa 1002-1022 -- 12.5 Philosophical Methodology -- 12.5.1 The Epistemology of Buddhist Upāya -- 12.5.2 Heian-Kyō as the Lotus Sutra's "Burning House" -- 12.5.3 From Wisdom to Wisdom Gone Beyond (Compassion) -- 12.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13 Cao Wenyi of China 曹文 1039-1119 -- Abstract -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Philosophical Heritage -- 13.2.1 Dao as Cosmic Mother and Female Body -- 13.3 Cao's Daoism -- 13.3.1 Taiji -- 13.3.2 Bumiao. ; 13.3.3 A Lived Body Experience -- 13.3.4 Life's Journey of Transcending -- 13.3.4.1 The Idea of 'Transcendence' -- 13.4 Legacy of Cao Wenyi -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- References -- Chapter 14 Sun Bu'er of China 孫不二 1119-1183 -- Abstract -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.1.1 Daodejing -- 14.1.2 Zhuangzi -- 14.1.3 Sunujing -- 14.1.4 Cao Wenyi -- 14.2 Biography -- 14.3 Works -- 14.3.1 Bu Suanzi -- 14.3.2 Yao Baomei -- 14.3.3 Wu Ye'er -- 14.3.4 Manting Fang -- 14.4 Conclusions -- 14.4.1 Why Sun Is a Philosopher -- 14.4.2 Sun's Daoism -- References -- Chapter 15 Akka Mahadevi of India < -- InlineMediaObject> -- < -- ImageObject FileRef="496471_1_En_15_Figb_HTML.png" Format="PNG" Color="BlackWhite" Type="Linedraw" Rendition="HTML" Height="42" Resolution="300" Width="292"/> -- < -- /InlineMediaObject> -- Circa 1130-Circa 1160 -- Abstract -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.1.1 Virasaivism in Twelfth Century Karnataka -- 15.1.2 Akka Mahadevi-Radical Woman Philosopher of Virasaivism -- 15.1.3 Life of Akka Mahadevi -- 15.1.4 Locating Akka Mahadevi among Medieval Philosophers-The Anubhava Mantapa -- 15.1.5 Situating Mysticism in Akka Mahadevi -- 15.1.6 Erotic Mysticism in Akka Mahdevi's Vachanas -- 15.1.7 The 'Domestic Household' as Allegory and Metaphor -- 15.1.8 Transgression and Transcendence -- 15.1.9 Akka Mahadevi in the Eyes of Other Shivasharane -- 15.1.10 Relevance of Akka Mahadevi for Women Today -- References -- Chapter 16 Empress Xu/Renxiaowen of China 仁孝文皇后 1361-1407 -- Abstract -- 16.1 The Author and the Work -- 16.2 Cultural and Historical Background -- 16.3 Purpose of Writing, Contents, Strengths and Weaknesses of the Book -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- References -- Chapter 17 Im Yunjidang of Korea 任允摯堂 1721-1793 -- Abstract -- 17.1 Biography and Writings -- 17.2 Philosophical Views -- 17.3 Translations from The Extant Writings of Im Yunjidang. ; 17.3.1 Biographies.
• Titolo autorizzato: Women Philosophers from Non-Western Traditions
• ISBN: 3-031-28563-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910831008603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Women in the History of Philosophy and Sciences Series