Oriental Enlightenment: The Encounter Between Asian and Western
Thought
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0415133750/
by J. J. Clarke
From Library Journal
Clarke (history of ideas, Kingston Univ., UK) notes that for hundreds
of years the West has sought out the tradition of the East's
philosophies. The search has been one-sided, however; the East
generally has not reached out to the West for philosophical ideas.
Further, despite a so-called shrinking globe, the West is still
reluctant to acknowledge that it may have borrowed anything of
significance from the East. So why does the West remain fascinated
with the East? One insightful observation by Clarke: "It is Europe's
collective day-dream, symptomatic of a certain weariness that from
time to time bests European culture." Clarke here offers a solid
academic survey of how ideas from India, China, and Japan have been
drawn into the West's thinking since at least the 17th century.
Thoughtful but scholarly; recommended for academic libraries.?Dennis
L. Noble, Sequim, Wash.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
J. J. Clarke
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