Nothingness and Desire: A Philosophical Antiphony

by James W. Heisig

Book Overview

The six lectures that make up this book were delivered in March 2011 at London University's School of Oriental and Asian Studies as the Jordan Lectures on Comparative Religion. They revolve around the intersection of two ideas, nothingness and desire, as they apply to a re-examination of the questions of self, God, morality, property, and the East-West philosophical divide.

Rather than attempt to harmonize East and West philosophies into...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824838858
• ISBN13: 9780824838850
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"