Harold Coward is Professor Emeritus of History and Founding Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria. He is the author and editor of many books, including Religion and Peacebuilding (with Gordon S. Smith) and Yoga and Psychology: Language, Memory, and Mysticism, both also published by SUNY Press.

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

Part I. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Western Thought

2. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Western Philosophy and Psychology

3. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Jewish Thought

4. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Christian Thought

5. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Islamic Thought

Part II. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Eastern Thought (arising in India)

6. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Indian Philosophy and Yoga Psychology

7. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Hindu Thought

8. The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Buddhist Thought

9. Conclusion

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