Steven Collins Wisdom as a Way of Life (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Wisdom as a Way of LifeCondition: NewSubtitle: Theravāda Buddhism ReimaginedAuthor: Steven CollinsContributor: Justin McDaniel (Edited by), Dan Arnold (Preface by), Charles Hallisey (Introduction by)Format: PaperbackISBN-10: 0231197217EAN: 9780231197212ISBN: 9780231197212Publisher: Columbia University PressGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Date: 07/07/2020Description: This wide-ranging and powerful book argues that Theravāda Buddhism provides ways of thinking about the self that can reinvigorate the humanities and offer broader insights into how to learn and how to act. Steven Collins argues that Buddhist philosophy should be approached in the spirit of its historical teachers and visionaries, who saw themselves not as preservers of an archaic body of rules but as part of a timeless effort to understand what it means to lead a worthy life. He contends that Buddhism should be studied philosophically, literarily, and ethically using its own vocabulary and rhetorical tools. Approached in this manner, Buddhist notions of the self help us rethink contemporary ideas of self-care and the promotion of human flourishing.Collins details the insights of Buddhist texts and practices that promote the ideal of active and engaged learning, offering an expansive and lyrical reflection on Theravāda approaches to meditation, asceticism, and physical training. He explores views of monastic life and contemplative practices as complementing and reinforcing textual learning, and argues that the Buddhist tenet that the study of philosophy and ethics involves both rigorous reading and an ascetic lifestyle has striking resonance with modern and postmodern ideas. A bold reappraisal of the history of Buddhist literature and practice, Wisdom as a Way of Life offers students and scholars across the disciplines a nuanced understanding of the significance of Buddhist ways of knowing for the world today.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 216mmItem Length: 140mmRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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