Asian Contributions to Psychology

ANAND C. PARANJPE has been teaching psychology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Paranjpe is the author of In Search of Identity (Wiley, 1975) and Theoretical Psychology: The Meeting of East and West (Plenum, 1984).DAVID Y.J. HO is Reader in the Department of Psychology at the Univeristy of Hong Kong. Dr. Ho is committed to the development of an Asian psychology with indigenous roots in the cultural heritage of Asia.ROBERT W. RIEBER is a Professor of Psychology at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the founder and editor of the Journal of Psycholinguistic Research and of Advances in Forensic Psychology, an annual publication.

• Introduction by Anand C. ParanjpePart I: Western Psychology From an Eastern Viewpoint, and Vice-VersaAsian Psychology: A Dialogue on Indigenization and Beyond by David Y.F. HoContemporary Interest in Classical Eastern Psychology by Eugene TaylorPart II: Classical ContributionsPsychology of Transcendence: A Study in Early Buddhistic Psychology by K. Ramakrishna RaoThe Essential Insight: A Central Theme in the Philosophical Training of Mahayanist Monks by John Crook and Tashi RabgyasA Personality Theory According to Vedanta by Anand C. ParanjpeOn dealing with the Stream of Consciousness: A Comparison of Husserl and Yoga by Anand C. ParanjpePart III: Contemorary ContributionsThe Conception of Human Nature in Mao Tse-tung Thought by David Y.F. HoPakikaramdam in Filipino Social Interaction: A Study of Subtlety and Sensitivity by Rita H. MataragnonThe Role of Yuan in Chinese Social Life: A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis by K.S. Yang and David Y.F. Ho