Asian Philosophers and Their Discontents

The present volume brings together translations of hitherto neglected texts from Asian philosophical traditions, along with critical essays dealing with the philosophical issues of translating these texts into Western languages. As the third volume in the Asian Philosophical Texts series, dedicated to making primary sources of Asian philosophies available to a wider audience in Western academia and beyond, this book includes a diverse range of primary sources written by a broad spectrum of thinkers from different historical periods and intellectual traditions, including India, China, Korea and Japan. The main theme of the volume is the concept of discontents , focusing on the way different philosophical traditions of Asia enter into dialogue with each other, as well as their critical engagement with Western thought.