Tim Connolly is Professor of the Department of Modern Languages, Philosophy, and Religion at East Stroudsburg University, USA.

Updated discussion questions and suggested readings

List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
How this Book Works

Part I. The Nature of Comparative Philosophy1. Is There Such a Thing as Comparative Philosophy?
The Legitimacy of "non-Western philosophy"
What is "philosophy" in comparative philosophy?
The "Comparative" Aspect
Conclusion

2. The Goals of Comparison
A First Look at the Two Dimensions
The Interpretive Dimension: Comparing to Understand
The Constructive Dimension: Comparing to Make
Philosophical Progress
Conclusion

3. The Role of Tradition and Culture
Tradition and Philosophy
Culture
Which Traditions?
Conclusion

Part II. The Problems of Comparative Philosophy4. Linguistic Incommensurability
Background on the Term
The Linguistic Relativity Thesis
Understanding Other Languages
Issues for Comparative Philosophers
Conclusion

5. Foundational and Evaluative Incommensurability
Foundational Incommensurability
Evaluative Incommensurability
Conclusion

6. One-Sidedness
The Meaning of One-sidedness
Avoiding One-sidedness
Conclusion

7. Generalization
Cultural Essentialism
The Generalizations Debate
Generalizations and Evidence
Conclusion

Part III. Approaches to Comparison8. Universalism
Varieties of Universalism
Challenges and Criticisms
Conclusion

9. Pluralism
The Case for Pluralism
Criticism and Evaluation
Conclusion

10. Consensus
Consensus in Theory and Practice
Evaluating the Consensus Approach
Conclusion

11. Global Philosophy
The Challenge of Global Philosophy
External Criticism
Global Problem-Solving
Conclusion

Part IV: The Practice of Comparative Philosophy12. Study and Teaching Resources for Doing Philosophy Comparatively
Exercises
Suggested Readings
Further Questions for Discussion

Conclusion

Notes
Bibliography
Index