ABSTRACT
The History of Indian Philosophy is a comprehensive and authoritative examination of the movements and thinkers that have shaped Indian philosophy over the last three thousand years. An outstanding team of international contributors provide fifty-eight accessible chapters, organised into three clear parts:
- knowledge, context, concepts
- philosophical traditions
- engaging and encounters: modern and postmodern.
This outstanding collection is essential reading for students of Indian philosophy. It will also be of interest to those seeking to explore the lasting significance of this rich and complex philosophical tradition, and to philosophers who wish to learn about Indian philosophy through a comparative lens.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|109 pages
Knowledge, context, concepts
part IIa|169 pages
Philosophical traditions
chapter 20|10 pages
A phenomenological reading of the Nyāya critique of the no-self view:
part IIb|89 pages
Philosophical traditions
chapter 33|12 pages
A spectrum of metaphysical positions concerning the existence or non-existence of a self:
part IIc|105 pages
Philosophical traditions
chapter 39|9 pages
Anekāntavāda, Nayavāda, and Syādvāda:
part III|103 pages
Engaging and encounters: modern and postmodern