Title Nature in Asian traditions of thought : essays in environmental philosophy / edited by J. Baird Callicott and Roger T. Ames

Published Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, 1989 Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, 1989 1989

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Description xxi, 335 pages Series SUNY series in philosophy and biology SUNY series in philosophy and biology. Contents Pacific shift -- Biology as a cosmological science -- Metaphysical implications of ecology -- Continuity of being : Chinese visions of nature -- Human/nature in Nietzsche and Taoism -- On seeking a change of environment -- Putting the Te back into Taoism -- Units of change-units of value -- Japanese concept of "nature" -- Japanese experience of nature -- Saigyō and the Buddhist value of nature -- Jewel net of Indra -- Environmental problematics -- Toward a middle path of survival -- Metaphysical grounding for natural reverence -- "Conceptual resources" in South Asia for "environmental ethics" -- Epilogue : on the relation of idea and action Notes "Selected papers originally presented in a series of conferences held in 1985-1986" - Preface Bibliography Bibliography: pages 291-326 Subject Ecology -- Philosophy. Natural history -- Philosophy. Philosophy, Asian. Author Ames, Roger T., 1947- Callicott, J. Baird. LC no. 88016003 ISBN 0887069509

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