{"title":"Series: Expanding Philosophy of Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eExpanding Philosophy of Religion\u003c\/em\u003e series invites readers to explore profound questions at the intersection of belief, ethics, and human experience. Through thoughtful analysis and diverse perspectives, this collection examines how religion shapes and challenges our understanding of existence, morality, and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending insights from philosophy, arts and culture, and current affairs, these works offer a rich dialogue for those seeking to deepen their appreciation of spirituality's evolving role in the modern world. 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Engaging texts and thinkers from multiple traditions and standpoints, it constructs a method and terminology of philosophy of religion and presents an opportunity to change philosophy of religion at a fundamental level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter outlines a framework for approaching religion within a tradition: monotheism in Christianity, \u003ci\u003eInsan\u003c\/i\u003e-ity in Akbari Sufism, \u003ci\u003eQi\u003c\/i\u003e in Daoism, embodiment in neuroscience, naturalism in the atheism debates, and non-territorialism located in 19th century debates on cartography. 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Ideal for independent study or classroom teaching, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophies of the Self\u003c\/i\u003e represents a break with the orientalist problems around the “East-West” dichotomy. By refusing to defer to any religious tradition, it allows you to learn about and evaluate philosophical conceptions of the self from a broad range of cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCovering Shinto, Afro-Brazilian, Jain, Nyaya, Daoist, Nguni, as well as specific philosophical paradigms developed by Iqbal, Ifeanyi Menkiti, and Jacques Derrida, each chapter systematically explores conceptions of self that are specific to a philosophical tradition. 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