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New Anthology on “Comparative Philosophy and Method”

Ralph Weber

Photo: Ralph Weber, © Philippe Gétaz (left); book cover (right).

Ralph Weber, Steven Burik, and Robert Smid have edited a new anthology on methodological options for comparative philosophy. Bringing together a wide variety of contributions by scholars from various philosophical traditions, “Comparative Philosophy and Method” challenges myopic understandings of comparative method and encourages a more informed consideration. The book was published in March 2022.

Challenging arguments that comparative philosophy is itself impossible, or that it is indistinguishable from philosophy more generally, the anthology’s contributions provide cutting-edge reflections on the latest work in methodology. From the beginnings of comparative philosophy in the 19th century to present-day proposals for an Institute for Cosmopolitan Philosophy, each chapter serves as a viable methodological alternative for any would-be philosophical comparativist.

Contributing a chapter to the section on “Postcolonialism and Globalization,” Ralph Weber and Arindam Charkabarti (University of Hawai’i) approach the topic of “Global Post-Comparative Philosophy as Just Philosophy.” In their contribution, the two scholars revisit some recent controversies around the apparent difficulty of integrating comparative and ‘non-European philosophy’ into philosophy departments dominated by analytic philosophy.

The anthology “Comparative Philosophy and Method: Contemporary Practices and Future Possibilities” was published in March 2022 by Bloomsbury.

About the Editors

Ralph Weber is Associate Professor of European Global Studies at the Institute for European Global Studies. He specializes in Political Theory, Chinese Politics, and modern Confucianism.

Robert Smid is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Curry College. His research interests include Philosophy and Religion, Comparative Philosophy, American Philosophy, as well as Political Philosophy.

Steven Burik is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Singapore Management University. In his research, he is most interested in Continental Philosophy and Chinese Philosophy.
 

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