Philosophy east and west, volume 55, number 3, july. Engaging zen master kim iryop 2017, park proposes a new mode of philosophizing based on the discussion of kim iryops life and philosophy. It also includes sections on comparative methodology and historical comparisons, as well as ongoing discussions from two dialogue conferences. This volume of new essays is the first englishlanguage anthology devoted to chinese metaphysics. Read or download buddhisms and deconstructions new frameworks for continental philosophy book by jin y. Comparative political theory and crosscultural philosophy. Until recently, eastwest comparative philosophy has been. What is interesting about derridas type of deconstruction, from a buddhist point of view, is that it is logocentric. Reviewed by steven heine florida international university buddhisms and deconstructions, edited by jin y. The thirteen essays in this volume attest to a new relationship between eastern and western thought, expand the scope of our understanding of each philosophical tradition, and thus offer a new framework for both. A journal of philosophy and the social sciences, vol. For many years robert magliola has pioneered a bold effort to think together the prasangikamadhyamika tradition of mahayana buddhism inspired by nagarjuna, the deconstructions of jacques derrida, and the catholic tradition of trinitarian and mystical theology. In jungian psychology, the synonymous term psychic death is used, which refers to a fundamental transformation of the psyche. This is a very popular book on questions and answers on basic buddhism.
The kamasutra is best known in the west for its scandalous celebration of unbridled sensuality. Buddhisms and deconstructions, continues the tradition of eastwest comparative dialogues that juxtapose. In addition, this new edition of the experience of buddhism uniquely offers students a list of pertinent bibliographic suggestions after each reading, giving them the opportunity to both enhance their understanding of the material and streamline their research and paperwriting process. The thirteen essays and afterword in this book discuss the shared mode of philosophy in buddhism especially madhyamika and. Ego death is a complete loss of subjective selfidentity. Read chinese metaphysics and its problems by available from rakuten kobo. What derrida says about philosophy, that it always.
Essays in honor of hwa yol jung explores new forms of philosophizing in the age of globalization by challenging the conventional border between the east and the west, as well as the traditional boundaries among different academic disciplines. Fourteen distinguished contributors discuss deconstruction and various buddhismsindian, tibetan, and chinese chanfollowed by an afterword in which magliola responds directly to his critics. Request pdf on sep 12, 2007, jack reynolds and others published park, j. The nondiscriminating mind encompasses both stereotypically. Zen, huayan, and the possibility of buddhist postmodern ethics and the editor of several books, including buddhisms and deconstructions. The australasian society for asian and comparative. Jomec journal journalism, media and cultural studies of intellectual hospitality. During its fifteenhundredyear history, which began in the fourth century and continues to today, korean buddhism has developed in a close relationship with chinese buddhism and at the same time generated its own unique views. Buddhisms and deconstructions originated in a panel on buddhism, decon struction, and the works of robert magliola at the twentysecond annual con. Park, leaves little opening for readers not already immersed in several schools of buddhist thought. For many years robert magliola has pioneered a bold. Buddhisms and deconstructions considers the connection between buddhism and derridean deconstruction, focusing on the work of robert magliola. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation etc.
Keiji nishitani notes the irreversible trend of western civilization to nihilism, and singles out the conquest of nihilism as the task for contemporary philosophy. Roberto rino magliola born 1940 is an italianamerican academic specializing in european hermeneutics and deconstruction, in comparative philosophy, and in interreligious dialogue. David hume and the noself hume banished the conception of substance from psychology, as berkeley had banished it from physics. Klemm number 03 healing deconstruction postmodern thought in buddhism and christianity. Park, contains a number of fascinating articles dealing with a comparison between two systems of thought, one a longstanding tradition from the east and the other a contemporary movement in the west, that have in common an emphasis on a main philosophical element. The journal of the american academy of religion is generally considered to be the top academic journal in the field of religious studies. It brings together a set of very interesting pieces by buddhist scholars in various traditions on the one side and robert magliola on the other, who is a known authority on continental philosophy, especially deconstructionism, and a pioneer in the engagement of buddhism, christianity as well as various strands of postmodern thought. Finally, in this category of works deployed around the and conjunction, buddhisms and deconstructions, edited by jin y. Korean buddhism is a part of the east asian mahayana buddhist tradition. In korea, the modern period in buddhism begins in earnest in the late nineteenth century, during the closing years of the choson dynasty, which was characterized by a repressive brand of neo. In order to apply buddhist deconstruction to practice, taken an example from the story how the buddha metta was saved in india, we need to help remove the wall of ignorance, prejudice, patriarchy and the wall of attachment to the glory of self.
Kim iryeop and buddhism introduction discussions of buddhist modernity in asia have frequently characterized the phenomenon in terms of the emergence of nationalism, massproselytization, lay buddhist movements, and the influence of political situations such as imperialism, communism, and colonialism, to name a. Park is associate professor of philosophy and religion at american university. Buddhism download books, sacred, spiritual texts and pdf. This article provides an introduction to korean buddhist philosophy. Jacques derrida at the wayback machine archived may 3, 2003 johns hopkins guide to literary theory. For many years robert magliola has pioneered a bold effort to think together the prasangikamadhyamika tradition of mahayana buddhism inspired by.
Read the answers to questions that people often ask about the buddhas teachings with venerable s. Parks new collection of essays, buddhisms and deconstructions, continues the tradition of eastwest comparative dialogues that juxtapose the thought of a specific western thinker with branches of eastern philosophy and aim at locating points of similarity and difference between their respective methodological approaches and philosophical commitments. Derridean deconstruction joins buddhism in understanding an entity as a differential notion instead of based on the identity principle. Yeghiayan, eddie books and contributions to books at the wayback machine archived may 4, 2008 up to 2001, bibliography and translations list. Sartre, phenomenology and the buddhist noself theory in buddhisms and deconstructions, ed. The article focuses on the deconstruction of radical buddhism, and counters the predominant vision of buddhism being about. In death and rebirth mythology, ego death is a phase of selfsurrender and transition, as described by joseph campbell in his research on. Deconstruction and rise of radical buddhism academic publishing.
Park, contains a number of fascinating articles dealing with a comparison between two systems of thought, one a longstanding tradition from the. History as polemic, the journal of the international association of buddhist studies, 5. It brings together a set of very interesting pieces by buddhist scholars in various traditions on the one side and robert magliola on the other, who is a known authority on continental philosophy, especially deconstructionism, and a pioneer in the engagement of buddhism, christianity as well as various. Buddhisms and deconstructions new frameworks for continental philosophy by jin y.
Aar american academy of religion reflection and theory in the study of religion editor david e. Read foucault and the kamasutra the courtesan, the dandy, and the birth of ars erotica as theater in india by sanjay k. A volume in the suny series in korean studies sung bae park, editor. Buddhism and deconstruction edwin ng deakin university, australia email. Park has subsequently become the most prolific and influential writer on this topic, with the wide reception of buddhisms and deconstructions along with her articulation of a buddhist postmodern ethics in buddhism and postmodernity 2008. In religion and nothingness the leading representative of the kyoto school of philosophy lays the foundation of thought for a world in the making, for a world united beyond the differences of east and west. Understanding the great buddhist philosopher nagarjunas dharma of deconstruction with the help of three pivotal western thinkers. Illustrations frontispiece the buddh aas bhaisajyaguru or bhisakka in pal texti as colombo. Buddhisms and deconstructions, with its acknowledgment of the plurality of both buddhist traditions and deconstructive philosophy, is an attempt to mark such a change. The term is used in various intertwined contexts, with related meanings. Terms of pali and sanskrit origin acceptable as english words, the journal of the. Her books include women and buddhist philosophy 2017, reflections of a zen buddhist nun 2014, makers of modern korean buddhism 2010, merleauponty and buddhism coedited with gereon kopf, 2009, buddhism and postmodernity 2008, and buddhisms and deconstructions 2006. Pdf from buddhisms inception it was a philosophy beyond gender. He is retired from national taiwan university and from assumption university of thailand.
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