A compact and user-friendly dictionary to cover the diverse and challenging terminology, concepts, schools and traditions of world philosophy.

This is the first comprehensive reference to the vast field of world philosophy. The "Dictionary" covers all the major subfields of the discipline, with entries drawn from West African, Arabic, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Jewish, Korean, Latin American, Maori, and Native American philosophy--including Nahua philosophy, a previously unexplored, but key instance of Pre-Hispanic thought. Entries include: * abazimu * abortion * Advaita * afrocentricity * age of the world * artificial life * baskets of knowledge * bhakti body *brotherhood * chain of being * Chinese legalism * creation *cybernetics * darshana * death * dravya * euthanasia *love * madrash * memory * Mohism * paradox * passion* philosophy of education * speculative grammar * paranormal *Aouism * theurgy * truth * virtue * Zen * and many more.

'A welcome addition to all reference collections needing global perspective on philosophical terms and concepts.' - Choice, July 2001

'This is an ambitious and very rewarding reference book.' - Reference Reviews