Nothingness in Asian Philosophy

The first book of its kind to focus on notions of nothingness and emptiness in Asian philosophy Offers original contributions, never before published Contributors are internationally renowned scholars in all the respective fields of research Written for a broad readership of advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in a number of different fields Comprehensively covers the notion of nothingness (or emptiness) in Indian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean philosophy Includes metaphysical, epistemological, semantic, ethical and psychological dimensions of nothingness Focuses on philosophical problems rather than merely explicating historical views Takes a comparative approach, relating the philosophical positions discussed to other philosophical issues or traditions Provides a comprehensive Introduction that presents the penetrating themes running through all the chapters and gives a synopsis of each chapter-readers thus may easily navigate through the book and the issues it covers