ABSTRACT

Hinduism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation explores Hinduism and the distinction between the secular and religious on a global scale. According to Ranganathan, a careful philosophical study of Hinduism reveals it as the microcosm of philosophical disagreements with Indian resources, across a variety of topics, including: ethics, logic, the philosophy of thought, epistemology, moral standing, metaphysics, and politics. This analysis offers an original and fresh diagnosis of studying Hinduism, colonialism, and a global rise of hyper-nationalism, as well as the frequent acrimony between scholars and practitioners of Hindu traditions.

This text is appropriate for use in undergraduate and graduate courses on Hinduism, and Indian philosophy, and can be used as an advanced introduction to the problems of philosophy with South Asian resources.

chapter 1|26 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|31 pages

Hinduism and the limits of interpretation

chapter 3|21 pages

Bhakti

The fourth moral theory

chapter 4|33 pages

Logic

The nectar of immortality

chapter 6|16 pages

Jñāna

Pramāṇa, satya and citta (not: justified, true, belief)

chapter 7|16 pages

Moral standing

Who counts, gods, and the afterlife

chapter 8|19 pages

Metaphysics

Two truths

chapter 9|15 pages

The politics of the Milk Ocean

Mokṣa

chapter 10|9 pages

Conclusion