Eranos Lectures 7: On Images Far Eastern Ways Of Thinking
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Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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At the crossroads of Eastern philosophy and Western intellectual tradition stands Eranos Lectures 7: On Images — Far Eastern Ways of Thinking, a scholarly volume presenting two landmark addresses from the celebrated Eranos conferences held in Ascona, Switzerland — gatherings that for decades brought together the world's foremost minds in religion, psychology, and philosophy. This seventh installment in the series chronicles two distinct yet complementary inquiries: Toshihiko Izutsu's penetrating examination of the nature and function of images within Far Eastern philosophical frameworks, and Hellmut Wilhelm's authoritative engagement with the conceptual traditions that underpin Chinese and broader Asian modes of thought. The volume sits within a rich intellectual lineage, as the Eranos Lectures series has long served as a conduit for some of the twentieth century's most rigorous cross-cultural scholarship, bridging Jungian psychology, comparative religion, and Eastern metaphysics with rare depth and precision. Izutsu, a towering figure in Islamic and Far Eastern philosophy, and Wilhelm, a preeminent sinologist and I Ching scholar, together present a dialogue between traditions that challenges Western assumptions about cognition, symbol, and meaning. For those drawn to the deeper currents of comparative thought, this compact yet formidable work raises questions that linger long after the final page.
Author: Toshihiko Izutsu, Hellmut Wilhelm
Format: Paperback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of Eastern philosophy and Western intellectual tradition stands Eranos Lectures 7: On Images — Far Eastern Ways of Thinking, a scholarly volume presenting two landmark addresses from the celebrated Eranos conferences held in Ascona, Switzerland — gatherings that for decades brought together the world's foremost minds in religion, psychology, and philosophy. This seventh installment in the series chronicles two distinct yet complementary inquiries: Toshihiko Izutsu's penetrating examination of the nature and function of images within Far Eastern philosophical frameworks, and Hellmut Wilhelm's authoritative engagement with the conceptual traditions that underpin Chinese and broader Asian modes of thought. The volume sits within a rich intellectual lineage, as the Eranos Lectures series has long served as a conduit for some of the twentieth century's most rigorous cross-cultural scholarship, bridging Jungian psychology, comparative religion, and Eastern metaphysics with rare depth and precision. Izutsu, a towering figure in Islamic and Far Eastern philosophy, and Wilhelm, a preeminent sinologist and I Ching scholar, together present a dialogue between traditions that challenges Western assumptions about cognition, symbol, and meaning. For those drawn to the deeper currents of comparative thought, this compact yet formidable work raises questions that linger long after the final page.