{"product_id":"a-new-humanism-the-university-addresses-of-daisaku-ikeda","title":"A New Humanism: The University Addresses of Daisaku Ikeda","description":"\u003cp\u003eAddressing students, educators, and intellectuals, Daisaku Ikeda has engaged scholarly communities East and West in exploring humanism from a Buddhist perspective. This volume brings together for the general reader Ikeda’s lectures and papers, delivered between 1974 and 1994, on the many dimensions of this timeless theme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn those 20 years, the author spoke at more than 20 academic and cultural institutions, among them:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• the Brazilian Academy of Letters\u003cbr\u003e• Harvard University\u003cbr\u003e• the Institut de France\u003cbr\u003e• Moscow State University\u003cbr\u003e• the National Museum of India\u003cbr\u003e• Peking University\u003cbr\u003e• the University of Bologna\u003cbr\u003e• the University of California at Los Angeles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a Buddhist and ardent advocate of peace, Ikeda offers fresh insights that connect the philosophy and values of the Buddhist tradition with the legacy and future of the humanist tradition largely associated with the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn each piece, the author examines cultural and philosophical themes relevant to his particular audience in the light of today’s world and its challenges. From the ages-old inquiries of the humanities to the modern role of culture and religion, Ikeda uses highly accessible language to discuss human nature in all its complexity and the human potential for change and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe themes in this collection of addresses reflect the larger body of the author’s works on Buddhist humanism and its application in contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA New Humanism: The University Addresses of Daisaku Ikeda\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis also available in Japanese, French, Thai, Spanish, Malay, Chinese (traditional version) and Italian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca name=\"contents\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"book_contents\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePreface\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditors’ Note\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePart I: ART, LITERATURE, AND EDUCATION\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreative Life (Institut de France, 1989)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Kemalist Revolution: A Model (Ankara University, 1992)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Matter of the Heart (Peking University, 1990)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeyond the Profit Motive (University of the Philippines, 1994)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Flight of Creativity (University of Bologna, 1994)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Magnificent Cosmos (Moscow State University, 1994)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePart II: DIMENSIONS OF CULTURE\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA New Road to East-West Cultural Exchange (Moscow State University, 1975)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mexican Poetic Spirit (University of Guadalajara, 1981)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Harmonious Blend of Cultures (Saint Kliment Ohridsky University of Sofia, 1981)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrossroads of Civilization (University of Bucharest, 1983)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA New Global Awareness (University of Macau, 1991)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Making of History (Fudan University, 1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePart III: RELIGION AND OUR TIME\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Godless Civilization (Peking University, 1980)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Enduring Self (University of California at Los Angeles, 1974)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGandhism and the Modern World (National Museum of India, 1992)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Ethos of Symbiosis (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 1992)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMahayana Buddhism and Twenty-first-Century Civilization (Harvard University, 1993)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePart IV: THE IMPERATIVE OF PEACE\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRadicalism Reconsidered (Claremont McKenna College, 1993)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Infinite Horizon (Shenzhen University, 1994)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Garden of Imagination (Brazilian Academy of Letters, 1993)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobalism and Nationalism (University of Buenos Aires, 1990)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Age of Soft Power (Harvard University, 1991)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePub. Year\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1996\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePublisher\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeatherhill\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weatherhill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52248933466453,"sku":"4014198","price":200.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0040\/6034\/8486\/files\/anewhumanism.jpg?v=1768324397","url":"https:\/\/sgi-dk.org\/products\/a-new-humanism-the-university-addresses-of-daisaku-ikeda","provider":"SGI-Danmark","version":"1.0","type":"link"}