James W Heisig: 5 books

El Evangelio de Tomás, cuyo texto ha permanecido perdido durante dieciséis siglos, ofrece una visión de las enseñanzas de Jesús distinta de cualquier otra. Después de un repaso general a la historia del análisis erudito del texto, dicho a dicho, Heisig atrae al lector a la tesis central del...

In Jesus’ Twin, a scholar shares his personal reflections into the Gospel of Thomas offering a learned, accessible introduction as well as inspiring insights into these ancient texts that have long stirred curiosity and inquiry. James Heisig, who has read and studied the texts throughout his distinguished...

Tres intelectuales japoneses han sentido la fascinación del Extremo Occidente, pero en lugar de imitarlo servilmente, de combatirlo inútilmente o de organizar otra invasión se han dedicado a conocerlo profundamente. Es así como han descubierto primero para ellos y luego con repercusiones para...

Much Ado About Nothingness brings together 14 essays on Nishida Kitaro and Tanabe Hajime by one of the leading scholars of twentieth-century Japanese philosophy. With Nishida's "logic of place" and Tanabe's "logic of the specific" providing a continuity to the whole, the...

The story of modern philosophy’s arrival in Japan cannot be told without taking into account the broader intellectual history with which it blended to produce the broad spectrum of philosophical thought we find today. Moreover, it was precisely in the context of the encounter with Western thought...