{"product_id":"routledge-handbook-on-the-philosophy-of-meditation-paperback","title":"Routledge Handbook on the Philosophy of Meditation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRick Repetti\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Handbook provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the state of the field of the philosophy of meditation and engages primarily in the philosophical assessment of the merits of meditation practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Handbook unites novel and original scholarship from 28 leading Asian and Western philosophers, scientists, theologians, and other scholars on the philosophical assessment of meditation. It critically assesses the conceptual and empirical validity of meditation, its philosophical implications, its legitimacy as a phenomenological research tool, its potential value as an aid to neuroscience research, its many practical benefits, and, among other considerations, its possibly misleading interpretations, applications, and consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the introduction by the editor, the Handbook's chapters are organized in six parts: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Meditation and philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Meditation and epistemology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Meditation and metaphysics \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Meditation and values\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Meditation and phenomenology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Meditation in Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian traditions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA distinctive, timely, and invaluable reference work, it marks the emergence of a new discipline therein, the philosophy of meditation. The book will be of interest to an interdisciplinary audience in the fields of philosophy, meditation, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, theology, and Asian and Western philosophy. It will serve as the textbook in any philosophy course on meditation, and as secondary reading in courses in philosophy of mind, consciousness, selfhood\/personhood, metaphysics, or phenomenology, thereby helping to restore philosophy as a way of life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRick Repetti \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York (CUNY), USA, and author of four books, including \u003ci\u003eBuddhism, Meditation, and Free Will \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge 2018), and dozens of articles and chapters on meditation and free will. He is an APPA-certified philosophical counselor, podcaster, and 4th-Dan Shotokan blackbelt, and has taught meditation and yoga since the mid-1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 410\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.69 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53550375600435,"sku":"9780367649746","price":103.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/routledge-handbook-on-the-philosophy-of-meditation-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}