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082 _a179.1
_bCAL
100 _aCallicott, J. Baird Ed.
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245 _aNature in Asian traditions of thought :
_bessays in environmental philosophy
260 _aNew York
_bState Universit of New York press
_c1989
300 _axxi,335p.
440 _aSUNY series in philosophy and biology
505 _aContents Preface ix Foreword Eugene C. Hargrove xiii Introduction: The Asian Traditions as a Conceptual Resource for Environmental Philosophy J. Baird Callicott and Roger T. Ames 1 I The Ecological World View: A Basis for Engagement Pacific Shift William Irwin Thompson 25 Biology as a Cosmological Science Harold J. Morowitz 37 The Metaphysical Implications of Ecology J. Baird Callicott 51 II The Chinese World View The Continuity of Being: Chinese Visions of Nature Tu Wei-ming 67 Human/Nature in Nietzsche and Taoism Graham Parkes 79 On Seeking a Change of Environment David L. Hall 99 Putting the Te back into Taoism Roger T. Ames 113 Units of Change—Units of Value Robert C. Neville 145 IIIThe Japanese World View The Japanese Concept of "Nature" Hubertus Tellenbach and Bin Kimura 153 The Japanese Experience of Nature David Edward Shaner 163 Saigyo and the Buddhist Value of Nature William R. LaFleur 183 IV The Buddhist World View The Jewel Net of Indra Francis H. Cook 213 Environmental Problematics Kenneth K. Inada 231 Toward a Middle Path of Survival David J. Kalupahana 247 VThe Indian World View A Metaphysical Grounding for Natural Reverence: East-West Eliot Deutsch 259 "Conceptual Resources" in South Asia for "Environmental Ethics" Gerald James Larson 267 Epilogue: On the Relation of Idea and Action J. Baird Callicott and Roger T. Ames 279 Notes 291 Index 325
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