Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution

From Copernicus to Newton

Edited by Wilbur Applebaum

With unprecedented current coverage of the profound changes in the nature and practice of science in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe, this comprehensive reference work addresses...

March 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-98846-9 (Routledge)

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On Mechanism in Hegel's Social and Political Philosophy

By Nathan Ross

On Mechanism in Hegel's Social and Political Philosophy examines the role of the concept of mechanism in Hegel’s thinking about political and social institutions. It...

March 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-96372-5 (Routledge)

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The Central Philosophy of Buddhism

A Study of the Madhyamika System

By T R V Murti

Originally published in 1955.

The Madhyamika philosophy is, in the author’s view, the philosophy which created a revolution in Buddhism and through that in the whole...

February 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46118-4 (Routledge)

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Pathways of Buddhist Thought

Essays from The Wheel

By Ven Nyanaponika

Originally published in 1971.

The essays in this volume cover some of the most important aspects of Buddhism and include discussion of such themes as the...

February 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46132-0 (Routledge)

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Divine Revelation in Pali Buddhism

By Peter Masefield

Originally published in 1986.

In this study of initiation in the Nikayas (Discourses of the Buddha), the author presents evidence which makes it clear that salvation...

February 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46164-1 (Routledge)

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The Buddha's Philosophy

Selections from the Pali Canon and an Introductory Essay

By G F. Allen

This study, originally published in 1959, traces the origin of Buddhism in Brahmanism, and fixes its relationship to Hinduism, describing and stressing the basic importance...

February 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46088-0 (Routledge)

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The Buddhist Teaching of Totality

The Philosophy of Hwa Yen Buddhism

By Garma C C Chang

Originally published in 1971.

Long regarded as a classic, this volume is one of the most systematic treatments of Hwa Yen to have appeared in...

February 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46089-7 (Routledge)

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Buddhist Meditation

By Edward Conze

As an intensely practical religion, Buddhism has concentrated on devising a great number of meditations. In recent years psychologists have shown great interest in the...

February 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46091-0 (Routledge)

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Buddhist Thought in India

Three Phases of Buddhist Philosophy

By Edward Conze

Originally published in 1962.

This book discusses and interprets the main themes of Buddhist thought in India and is divided into three parts:

1. Archaic Buddhism: Tacit...

February 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46098-9 (Routledge)

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Buddhism in the Tibetan Tradition

A Guide

By Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

A clear and straightforward introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, this book presents the basic teachings of Buddha in a way that people can readily comprehend and...

February 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46099-6 (Routledge)

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