Similar to investment books... it is rather hard to find excellent philosophy books too. Is this book an exceptional case? Frankly, it is not. The last "A Philosophy of Fear" although no good, at least it is not so boring. This book is a real dull book. So, if last book was rated at 1/10, I have no hesitation to rate this book at 0/10! No offence... but, what a lousy stuff it is...
First of all, this book is a bit mess although the author (editor?) tries his best to make it like a “book”. This happen probably because it is never easy to edit a collection of essays by twenty of the top scholars in Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Neo-Confusion, Japanese and Korean thoughts.
Secondly, I think it is hard to digest the hard works by this group of scholars. The so called "nothingness" was studied and presented in a scientific way along with philosophy theory. But, the end result is miserable at my side. At the end, I really found nothing inspiring me.
Lastly, religious stuff is never my cup of tea. Certain parts of this book did involve religion facts. The topic of this book misleads me in the first place. OK, I admit that I did not even bother to flip through initially. So, I cannot blame the editors. But, the more I read, the more I cannot accept it. As a conclusion, this may be a jewel for some readers. But, I am definitely not the one.
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