Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Konstanz, Germany and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of World Philosophies.Leah Kalmanson is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Drake University, USA.

A much-needed reformulation of the methodology used in the discipline that we have traditionally—and perhaps wrongfully—called ‘comparative philosophy.’ This book is essential for anyone interested in examining world philosophies in their college courses.

• Acknowledgements1. Why World Philosophies?2. World Philosophies in Historical Perspective3. Relational Knowing, Self-Making, and the Study of World Philosophies4. Knowledge Claims and Locality: The Grand Narrative of Universal Knowledge5. What’s in a Name? Labelling Traditions6. ConclusionTeaching Notes and Further ReadingNotesReferencesIndex

Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Konstanz, Germany and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of World Philosophies.Leah Kalmanson is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Drake University, USA.

A much-needed reformulation of the methodology used in the discipline that we have traditionally—and perhaps wrongfully—called ‘comparative philosophy.’ This book is essential for anyone interested in examining world philosophies in their college courses.

• Acknowledgements1. Why World Philosophies?2. World Philosophies in Historical Perspective3. Relational Knowing, Self-Making, and the Study of World Philosophies4. Knowledge Claims and Locality: The Grand Narrative of Universal Knowledge5. What’s in a Name? Labelling Traditions6. ConclusionTeaching Notes and Further ReadingNotesReferencesIndex

Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Konstanz, Germany and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of World Philosophies.Leah Kalmanson is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Drake University, USA.

A much-needed reformulation of the methodology used in the discipline that we have traditionally—and perhaps wrongfully—called ‘comparative philosophy.’ This book is essential for anyone interested in examining world philosophies in their college courses.

• Acknowledgements1. Why World Philosophies?2. World Philosophies in Historical Perspective3. Relational Knowing, Self-Making, and the Study of World Philosophies4. Knowledge Claims and Locality: The Grand Narrative of Universal Knowledge5. What’s in a Name? Labelling Traditions6. ConclusionTeaching Notes and Further ReadingNotesReferencesIndex