Ebook: Science and comparative philosophy : introducing Yuasa Yasuo

Science and Comparative Philosophy argues for the need to combine research methodologies when addressing many of today’s most troublesome moral, social and technological problems. In order to adequately consider fascinating questions concerning the formation of culturally dependent attitudes towards war, peace, the environment, and human rights, it is argued that complex issues must first be clarified using the combined resources of scientific and phenomenological methods. While David Edward Shaner focuses attention upon the cultural evolution of mind, combining relevant themes in the biological sciences and comparative philosophy, Shigenori Nagatomo and YUASA Yasuo masterfully explore examples of culturally dependent Japanese attitudes towards nature, self, and self-cultivation. Science and Comparative Philosophy also introduces Westerners to the Renaissance mind of the contemporary Japanese philosopher YUASA Yasuo. His contributions to interdisciplinary studies in philosophy and psychology are currently attracting worldwide attention.