[MD] perennial philosophy

[MarshaV]

For those who are interested in a perennial philosophy, I'd like to highly recommend this book as offering an Eastern perspective.  It is excellent.  There are some Sanskrit and Pali words to lookup, but not many, and luckily there is the wonders of the internet to assist you.

Nonduality: A Study in Comparative Philosophy by David Loy  


Editorial Reviews:
 
"...clearly written....Accessible and interesting." -- The Key Reporter

"...deserves a close reading by all who are interested in the 'spiritual' traditions of philosophy--East and/or West." -- Philosophy of Religion

"A commendable exercise in comparative philosophy." -- Choice

"A valuable book on a topic that is essential to understanding the most important systems of Eastern thought." -- Buddhist Christian Studies

"An important book tackling one of the central patterns of Asian thinking." -- Religious Studies Review

Product Description:

Many Western philosophers are poorly informed about the issues involved in nonduality, since this topic is usually associated with various kinds of absolute idealism in the West, or mystical traditions in the East. Increasingly, however, this topic is finding its way into Western philosophical debates. In this "scholarly but leisurely and very readable" (Spectrum Review) analysis of the philosophies of nondualism of (Hindu) Vedanta, Mahayana Buddhism, and Taoism, Loy, who is a Zen practitioner, extracts what he calls "a core doctrine" of nonduality of seer and seen from these three worldviews and then applies the doctrine in various ways, including a critique of Derrida's deconstructionism. (This is an important work addressing one of the central patterns of Asian thinking.)


http://www.amazon.com/Nonduality-Comparative-Philosophy-David-Loy/dp/1573923591/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1294654823&sr=1-5   




 
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