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This is a work of and about comparative philosophy that stresses the importance of language in intercultural endeavors.

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Author:   Steven Burik
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.327kg
ISBN:  

9781438427348

ISBN 10:   1438427344
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   02 July 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Heidegger and the Other Commencement Heidegger's Greek Connection anaximander parmenides heraclitus Heidegger and the Poets poetry and thinking poetry and language holderlin, the foreign, and translation Heidegger and the ""East"" early heidegger and comparative philosophy later heidegger and comparative philosophy Concluding Heidegger 2. Derrida: Otherness, Context, and Openness Deconstructing the Ideas Behind Metaphysics misreading derrida beyond heidegger? Language, Text, and Translation in Derrida Derrida in Comparative Philosophy identity and openness derrida's hints at different cultures ""the other is already there, irreducibly."" Concluding Derrida 3. Rereading Daoism; The Other Way Metaphysical Readings of Daoist Philosophy The Metaphysical Tradition and Comparison The Possibility of Difference interpretations of classical chinese language Inconstancy of Dao : No Transcendence Necessary inside & outside: the gateway (men ) Concluding Daoism 4. Thinking, Philosophy, and Language: Comparing Heidegger, Derrida, and Classical Daoism Metaphysics, Difference, and Comparisons difference and comparison metaphysics and comparison Thinking and Philosophy Heidegger and Daoism derrida and daoism Language in Comparison ""Beyond"" The Inversion of Opposites Ethical and Political Implications Concluding the Comparison Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index"

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...Burik's book is an important contribution to contemporary East-West philosophic dialogue. - Philosophy East & West Steven Burik's The End of Comparative Philosophy and the Task of Comparative Thinking is a daring and imaginative essay in re-reading Daoism, particularly the Daodejing and the Zhuangzi, based on a philosophy of language deriving from Heidegger and Derrida. - International Journal for Philosophy of Religion

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Steven Burik teaches philosophy at Singapore Management University and also at the Center for American Education, Broward College, Singapore.

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