Buddhism and American Thinkers

Buddhism and American ThinkersIn Buddhism and American Thinkers, leading scholars explore Buddhist influences on the currents of American thought. The essays presented here advance a continuing dialogue between East and West and show how Buddhism has made ever deepening penetrations into the very substratum of American thinking. Contributors to this volume share a concern with ideas that constitute a common core of Buddhist and American philosophy. Each relates Buddhism to a

use of educational technology (in distance education)

the nature of individuality

institutional and user impacts of e-legal deposit

scientifically based education and training

Argues that Plato thinks that ordinary people grapple with the Forms and can make epistemological progress

Italia Illustrata is an essential resource for any serious scholar of Renaissance humanism

LGBTQ and transgender issues

As the global population moves towards 10 billion people

Facilitates critical thinking with different and sometimes competing perspectives

Xin Huang examines four women's life stories: an urban woman who lived through the Mao era (1949–1976)

with a healthy dose of history

drinking underage