Islamic Philosophy and Occidental Phenomenology on the Perennial Issue of Microcosm and Macrocosm

by Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka

Book Overview

By proposing the Microcosm and Macrocosm analogy for dialogue between Islamic Philosophy and Occidental Phenomenology, the authors of this volume are reviving the perennial positioning of the human condition in the play of forces within and without the human being. This theme has run from Plato through the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Modernity, and has been ignored by contemporaries. It now acquires a new pertinence and striking significance due...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402041144
• ISBN13: 9781402041143
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.0"