Intercultural Philosophy: A Reconstruction and Reimagining Interview with Eric S. Nelson

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Filiz K.

Asian Studies, vol.12, no.3, pp.231-249, 2024 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.4312/as.2024.12.3.231-249
  • Journal Name: Asian Studies
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.231-249
  • Keywords: Chinese and intercultural philosophy, Daoism, Eurocentrism, Martin Heidegger, the meaning of philosophy
  • Marmara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Eric S. Nelson is an expert on Chinese Philosophy and Continental Philosophy. In this interview, Eric S. Nelson answers questions about the meaning of philosophy, its Eurocentric interpretations and his work on both traditions. His work presents an intercultural approach to different figures and traditions of philosophy. In the interview, Nelson also explains his recent book on Daoism and Environmental Philosophy: Nourishing Life and Heidegger and Dao.