Philosophy East and West 45 (1995)

Volume 45-4 (October 1995) SPECIAL ISSUE: Comparative Philosophy in the Low Countries Guest Editor: Carine Defoort REMEMBERING WING-TSIT CHAN Wing-tsit Chan, 1901-1994: In Memoriam, on the Occasion of the East-West Philosophers' Conference, January 8, 1995, pp. 467-471 Irene Bloom INTRODUCTION Comparative Philosophy in the Low Countries, p. 473 Carine Defoort From Mount Lu to the Agora: Returning to the Marketplace, pp. 475-480 P. Konings, E. Maex, and G. Bogaerts ARTICLES When a "White Horse" is not a "Horse," pp. 481-499 Kirill Ole Thompson Is the white horse paradox just a sleight of hand, or is it indicative of some truths about words, language, and logic? The paradox underscores some differences in the significance and implications of terms when considered in the context of mention rather than use. Moreover, the paradox shows that insights into how words and phrases operate in language can be gained by considering them in the context of mention. The paradox also causes us to think of the instrumental value of words, as opposed to thinking of their roles just in referring and in judgments and inferences. Unity and Contradiction: Some Arguments in Utpaladeva and Abhinavagupta for the Evidence of the Self as Siva, pp. 501-525 Bruno M. J. Nagel Arguments by Utpaladeva and Abhinavagupta for evidence of a Self that is one and the same as the Great Lord Siva are interpreted. The views of these authors are clarified and the contradictory relationship between the limited individual subject and the recognition of the true Self is shown. With the help of Utpaladeva's distinction between "seeing" and "noticing," a further interpretation is attempted. Some remarks are made concerning practical meditation and the theoretical presuppositions of this way of thinking in order to find starting points for a comparison with Western philosophy. Emotions and the Actions of the Sage: Recommendations for an Orderly Heart in the  Huainanzi, pp. 527-544 Griet Vankeerberghen Various passages of the  Huainanzi (ca. 139 B.C.) that bear upon the topic of emotions are brought together and the connections among these are demonstrated. There is a special focus on anger and desire. Emotions are analyzed as motions of  qi that arise almost inevitably from a person's interactions with his environment. The  Huainanzi adopts two models to describe the sagely way of dealing with these "motions": an active model in which the heart is seen as the faculty in control, and a passive model in which the heart is described as a mirror. Language, Ethics, and the Other between Athens and Jerusalem: A Comparative Study of Plato and Rosenzweig, pp. 545-567 L. Anckaert A comparative study of Plato's  Republic and Rozenzweig's  Stern der Eriösung proposed that the way of speaking determines which reality can be spoken and what types of relationality are possible. Rhetorical analysis shows that Plato's philosophy of language, in contrast to Rozenzweig's, undervalues the relational possibilities of time, alterity, and language. This is revealed through a study of the place and significance of the genera of arts for thinking and society. FEATURE REVIEW The Discovery of the Center through the Periphery: A Preliminary Study of Feng Youlan's  History of Chinese Philosophy (New Version), pp. 569-589 Nicolas Standaert Feng Youlan's (1895-1990)  History of Chinese Philosophy is at present still the most well-known introduction to Chinese philosophy in any Western language. During the 1980s Feng Youlan published a seven-volume new version of his  History in which he further developed his view on history so that the work itself can be considered part of the history of Chinese philosophy in this century. This paper presents a preliminary analysis and comparison of the different versions of the  History. BOOK REVIEWS, pp. 591-604 BOOKS RECEIVED, pp. 605-607 VOLUME 45 (1995) INDEX, pp. 609-612 Volume 45-3 (July 1995) ARTICLES Understanding Oriental Cultures, pp. 309-328 Arran E. Gare If the arguments of Edward Said's  Orientalism are valid, Joseph Needham's  Science and Civilisation in China stands condemned. The opposition between Foucault, Said's main source of inspiration, and both Marxism and hermeneutics is highlighted. Utilizing the work of Maclntyre, recent hermeneutic philosophy is defended against Foucault, and through this, Needham's work is defended as a form of Marxist hermeneutics. Moral Leadership in Society: Some Parallels between the Confucian "Noble Man" and the Jewish  Zaddik, pp. 329-365 René Goldman Beyond the empressionistic similarities Chinese and Jews sometimes detect in each other, a study of the scriptural texts of the two traditions reveals surprising parallels. Eleven such parallels in ideas and values are examined and it is suggested that the comparative study of cultural traditions developed independently of each other is a worthwhile undertaking. This serves to apprehend that which is genuinely universal beyond the diversity of expression. Japanese Aesthetics: The Construction of Meaning, pp. 367-386 Michele Marra Two major hermeneutical practices in the history of interpretation in pre-modern Japan are located. The first--a deconstructive practice followed by medieval thinkers (Dôgen) and poets (Fujiwara Shunzei and Fujiwara Teika)--interprets reality by deferring and dispersing it in its representations. The analogies of this methodology are highlighted with what the Italian philosopher Gianni Vattimo has called  "pensiero debole" (weak thought). The latter recuperates the centrality of the concept of presence whose disclosure becomes the major task of the interpreter. Examples of this solidification of meaning are taken from works of the Nativist scholars Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801) and Fujitani Mitsue (1768-1822). B-Series Temporal Order in Dôgen's Theory of Time, pp. 387-408 Dirck Vorenkamp Dôgen's views of time are descriptively compared to the modern western philosophical view called "B-theory" and found to contain elements of each of the four main tenets of the B-theory. Furthermore, a fundamental incongruency is discovered. Even accounting for traditional Buddhist approaches to apparent contradictions, Dôgen's problems in this regard call into question the assumption of consistency that has characterized modern interpretations of his views on time. The Whole Body, not Heart, as 'Seat of Consciousness': The Buddha's View, pp. 409-430 Suwanda H. J. Sugunasiri The traditional view in Theravada Buddhism of the heart  (hadaya) as the 'seat of consciousness' is explored. Evidence is sought in the Nikayas, the Abhidhamma and commentaries, Buddhaghosa's  Visuddhimagga (5th century), and Kassapa's  Mohavicchedani (l2th century). Some possible sources of error are identified. The view is challenged on the basis of the early teachings of the Buddha and the alternative view, that it is the whole body that is the seat of consciousness, is reconstructed. Some possible future comparative research and applications are suggested. FEATURE REVIEWS Giving the Body Its Due, edited by Maxine Sheets-Johnstone, pp. 431-437 Gregory P. Fields Eleven interdisciplinary essays investigate embodiment in contexts including epistemology, medicine and psycho-therapeutics, language, and art. An excellent resource for education in medicine, psychology, and other healing arts, as well as for researchers and others concerned with the body. Each essay opens meanings in the increasingly active field of philosophy of body. Western and non-Western sources contribute to "a metaphysics that upholds the truths of experience." Philosophical Dialogue and Intuited Discursive Freedoms, a review of  The Annual Review of Women in World Religions, volumes 1-3, edited by Arvind Sharma and Katherine K. Young, pp. 439-445 Ruth E. Andersen As a forum for philosophical discourse of religious studies as related to the world's women,  The Annual Review of Women in World Religions fails. The first three issues display an unfortunately limited approach. Certain articles are promising, but editorial intellectual constraints appear to have circumscribed the philosophical latitude provided to contributors. In spite of the potential of the journal's topic area, it is doubtful it will soon succeed in emerging as a publication with adequate inclusionary liberality and ideal discursive freedom. [ Return to Top ] Volume 45-2 (April 1995) SPECIAL ISSUE: Comparative and Asian Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand, Introduction, pp. 151-169 Guest Editor: Purushottama Bilimoria ARTICLES Some Notes on Emotion, "East and West," pp. 171-202 Robert C. Solomon Nâgârjuna and Deconstruction, pp. 203-225 Ian W. Mabbett Sushi, Science, and Spirituality: Modern Japanese Philosophy and Its Views of Western Science, pp. 227-248 Thomas P. Kasulis Confucian Moral Thinking, pp. 249-272 Karyn L. Lai FEATURE REVIEW Sabda-pramâna: Word and Knowledge, by Purushottama Bilimoria, pp. 273-279 Stephen H. Phillips BOOK REVIEWS, pp. 281-297 [ Return to Top ] Volume 45-1 (January 1995) ARTICLES Medicine and History as Theoretical Tools in a Confucian Pragmatism, pp. 1-28 Anne D. Birdwhistell Heaven's Partners or Nietzschean Free Spirits?, pp. 29-60 Warren G. Frisina Interpreting Simone Weil: Presence and Absence in Attention, pp. 61-72 Ann Pirruccello Hindu Titanism, pp. 73-96 Nicholas F. Gier COMMENT AND DISCUSSION A Belated Response to Hu Shih and D.T. Suzuki, pp. 97-104 James D. Sellman A Reply to Anantanand Rambachan, pp. 105-113 Arvind Sharma FEATURE REVIEW Discourse and Practice, edited by Frank Reynolds and David Tracy, pp. 115-119 Robert Cummings Neville BOOK REVIEWS, pp. 121-133 BOOK NOTES, pp. 135-140 BOOKS RECEIVED, pp. 141-142 [ Return to Top ]