ABSTRACT

First Published in 2001. While classical Indian philosophy is incredibly rich in rigorous discussion s of topics in epistemology, logic and metaphysics, comparable discussions in the area s of ethics, politics and aesthetics were not as extensive as might have been expected. The selections in this volume discuss Indian treatments of topics in the theory of value like the proper ends of life, the relation of dharma and moksa, liberation and pleasure, the sources of our knowledge of right and wrong, the ethics of non-violence, the status of the supra-moral. egoism and altruism, the theory of rasa, aesthetic experience and catharsis.

chapter |10 pages

Philosophy of values

chapter |14 pages

The myth of the puruṣārthas

chapter |8 pages

Dharma and Moksa

chapter |8 pages

Dharma and Moksa

chapter |13 pages

The concept of mokṣa

chapter |12 pages

The hindu philosophy of history

chapter |34 pages

Theory of Non-violence

chapter |17 pages

Indian Aesthetics—1

chapter |15 pages

Art Experience—2

chapter |15 pages

The concept of rasa

chapter |23 pages

Rasa: poetry and the emotions

chapter |11 pages

The aesthetics of indian music *

chapter |22 pages

Metaphors of indian art