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Being and Ambiguity
Brook Ziporyn
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Description for Being and Ambiguity
Paperback. This title concerns itself with no less than the nature of what is and what it means for something to be what it is. It provides a fresh approach to the basic Western philosophical and psychological issues of identity, determinacy, being, desire, boredom, addiction, love and truth. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
Being and Ambiguity is a brilliant work of philosophy, filled with insights, jokes, and topical examples. Professor Ziporyn draws on the works of such Western thinkers as Wittgenstein, Nietzsche, Freud, Sartre, and Hegel, but develops his main argument from Tiantai school of Chinese Buddhism. This important work introduces Tiantai Buddhism to the reader and demonstrates its relevance to profound philosophical issues.
Ziporyn argues that we can make both of the claims below simultaneously:
This book is about everything. It contains the answers to all philosophical problems which ever shall exist. This book is all claptrap. It is completely devoid ... Read more
Being and Ambiguity is a brilliant work of philosophy, filled with insights, jokes, and topical examples. Professor Ziporyn draws on the works of such Western thinkers as Wittgenstein, Nietzsche, Freud, Sartre, and Hegel, but develops his main argument from Tiantai school of Chinese Buddhism. This important work introduces Tiantai Buddhism to the reader and demonstrates its relevance to profound philosophical issues.
Ziporyn argues that we can make both of the claims below simultaneously:
This book is about everything. It contains the answers to all philosophical problems which ever shall exist. This book is all claptrap. It is completely devoid ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
Number of Pages
428
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL, United States
ISBN
9780812695427
SKU
V9780812695427
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