A Comparative History of IdeasHajime Nakamura argues with remarkable erudition that particular intellectual and social developments can be traced in all great cultures; that each culture deals with its problems in about the same order. Discussing, in their similarities and in their subtle differences, ideas from India, China, Japan and Europe, the author considers such inclusive notions as the concept of God, the controversy over universals and the nature of orthodoxy and heterodoxy. This is a lucid and rewarding book which sets a new standard for dealing with a history of thought across many cultures. |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
| 3 | |
| 26 | |
The Search for the Absolute | 47 |
Conclusion | 69 |
The Rise of Philosophy | 76 |
B Elements Regarded as the Fundamental Principle | 85 |
The Concept of the Absolute | 91 |
Problems of Practice | 125 |
Human Existence | 237 |
The Ideal of the Universal State | 317 |
Concluding Remarks | 344 |
FEATURES OF MEDIEVAL THOUGHT | 351 |
Two Types of Religion | 370 |
Theology and its Counterparts | 423 |
Conclusion | 469 |
COMMON FEATURES OF MODERN THOUGHT | 475 |
The Development of Heterodoxies | 142 |
F Concluding Words | 183 |
EARLY UNIVERSAL RELIGIONS | 191 |
B Faith | 206 |
Concluding Words | 215 |
B Attitude toward Philosophy in General | 225 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
According action ancient appeared asserted attained attitude became become believed body Books Brahman Buddha Buddhist called cause century China Chinese Christian common compared concept considered countries cultural death desire developed discussed divine doctrine early earth East Eastern ethical evil example existence experience expressed fact faith fire give gods Greek heaven held History human idea ideal important India individual Japan Japanese Jesus King knowledge Land later living London master means medieval mind monks moral mystics nature object original period person Philosophy practice present Press principle problems Pure reality reason regarded relation religion religious scriptures seems sense similar social soul spirit suffering taught teaching term theory things thinkers thinking thought tion tradition translated true truth universal various West Western whole worship York
Popular passages
Page 23 - ... souls, because they will not use their memories: they will trust to the external written characters and not remember of themselves.
References to this book
Bibliographic information
| Title | A Comparative History of Ideas |
| Author | Hajime Nakamura |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1992 |
| ISBN | 812081004X, 9788120810044 |
| Length | 572 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |