Kategoria BISAC: Philosophy >> Eastern

This Unabridged English value reproduction of THE ART OF WAR is wisdom on competition from 2,500 years ago.  It lists the 13 Chapters in bare form for the reader to review and contemplate Sun Tzu’s teachings as it applies to their life.

THE ART OF WAR is divided into 13 chapters covering all the steps of battle, be it in the office or across continents.  Topics include, “Five Essentials for Victory,” “Tactical Dispositions,” “Maneuvering,” and many more....

This Unabridged English value reproduction of THE ART OF WAR is wisdom on competition from 2,500 years ago. It lists the 13 Chapters in bare form for the reader to review and contemplate Sun Tzu's teachings as it applies to their life.

THE ART OF WAR is divided into 13 chapters covering all the steps of battle, be it in the office or across continents. Topics include, Five Essentials for Victory, Tactical Dispositions, Maneuvering, and many more.

No student of influence should be without this historic philosophy book on...

Vaisesika is one of the six systems of Hindu philosophy. It represents a pluralistic realism and is usually held to be an atomistic, metaphysical theory. This book explores the basic tenets of the Vaisesika classical school of Indian philosophy from a new perspective. It argues that it reveals an epistemological formulation of its own, which was diminished due to later developments in the history of Indian philosophical tradition.

Focusing on the principles of knowable objects and the processes of knowing as propounded by the Vaisesika school of Indian Philosophy, the book offers a...

The tangram has a very long history. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a puzzle game whose idea derived from the Banquet Table Diagrams (Yanji Tu) of the Song Dynasty and Butterfly Table Diagrams (Dieji Tu) of the Ming Dynasty, capturing the wisdom of the ancients. From literati to businessmen, even the royal family, they all fell in love with this brain game, also known as the "Fifteen-Piece Tangram Puzzle."

As the name suggests, the...

What is the connection between physics and consciousness? In this groundbreaking new book, Samuel Avery presents the quantum screen, a paradigm-shifting model of perceptual consciousness and of the world. This model looks to the enigmas of modern physics to demonstrate the primacy of consciousness—the essential oneness of spirit and matter.

Our intellectual culture is divided between two poles—science and religion. It’s often assumed that these two disciplines—each individually essential and intriguing—cannot speak to one another. Physics cannot answer...

The Bhagavad Gita has been chanted and read in homes and workplaces. Children and families love to recite it during festivals and gatherings. It is the discourse that instructs man to realign himself to his duty and responsibility. It is the scripture that creates a strong foundation for implicit faith and concordant action in day to day life.



How may we read the Gita? Its verses are written in a meter known as Anushtup Chhanda consisting of 32 syllables each. The traditional way to recite is to pause after 8 syllables. However the...

The series Worlds of East Asia of the Swiss Asia Society publishes high-quality research on present-day and historical East Asian cultures and societies covering fields such as history, literature, philosophy, politics and arts, as well as interpretations and translations of primary sources. Furthermore the series presents studies focusing on current topics and affairs appealing not only to the academic public, but also to a public generally interested in East Asia.

The series provides a forum for scholarly work in the fields of humanities and social sciences in...