Companion to Buddhist Philosophy (eBook)

Steven M. Emmanuel is Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Wesleyan College, USA. He is the author of Kierkegaard and the Logic of Revelation (1996) and editor of two previous volumes with Blackwell: The Guide to the Modern Philosophers: From Descartes to Nietzsche (2001) and Modern Philosophy: An Anthology (2002). In 2008, he produced and directed an award-winning documentary film entitled Making Peace with Viet Nam.

"All in all, this collection of essays is an invaluable
resource on Buddhism, particularly for Western students. Each
essay was written with great sophistication, rigor, and insight,
and all are highly readable. Summing Up: Highly
recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through
researchers/faculty." (Choice, 1 November
2013)

"How one should approach a study of the world system of Buddhism is
a challenge both because of its vast history and its remarkable
diversity. This collection by teacher-scholars of the tradition
provides just what is needed: a set of forty-four essays of an
ideally manageable length for study and classroom use and grouped
according to a wide array of categories and topics from which many
responsible paths of introduction can easily be constructed."

--Ronnie Littlejohn, Belmont University

"An invaluable resource for anyone studying or teaching
Buddhism. The essays are written by superb scholars and discuss
every aspect of Buddhist philosophy with sophistication, rigor, and
insight."

--Erin McCarthy, St. Lawrence University