Newly re-issued, this is a funny and informative illustrated guide to Buddhism that will appeal to hip young audiences as well as academics.

Product Description: From the school yard to the workplace, there’s no charge more damning than “You’re being unfair!” Born out of democracy and raised in open markets, fairness has become our de facto modern creed. The very symbol of American ethics—Lady Justice—wears a blindfold as she weighs the law on her impartial scale...read more

Product Description: 'Buddha: An Illustrated Introduction' is a funny but accurate intro to the philosophy of Buddhism. Many Westerners know about the meditation practices of Buddhism, but few understand the Buddha's philosophical teachings. This book puts the teachings (dharma) in its proper context, and unravels some of the more dense knots of Buddha's thinking...read more

A Buddhist professor recounts his spiritual journey and misadventures with a series of colorful companions in Southeast Asia, where he was employed to teach Buddhism in a Cambodian region where the practice was forbidden twenty years after the Vietnam War. Reprint.

The concepts of form and function have traditionally been defined in terms of biology and then extended to other disciplines. Stephen T. Asma examines the various interpretations of form and function in science and philosophy, reflecting on the philosophical presuppositions underlying the work of Geoffroy, Cuvier, Darwin, and others.In the continental tradition of Canguilhem and Foucault, Asma's treatment of the historical form/function dispute analyzes the complex interactions among ideologies, metaphysical commitments, and research programs. Following Form and Function is a significant contribution to the history of science, history of philosophy, and disputes within contemporary biology. (view table of contents)