American Indian Thought
Title | American Indian Thought PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Waters |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 346 |
Release | 2003-12-02 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780631223047 |
This book brings together a diverse group of American Indian thinkers to discuss traditional and contemporary philosophies and philosophical issues. Covers American Indian thinking on issues concerning time, place, history, science, law, religion, nationhood, and art. Features newly commissioned essays by authors of American Indian descent. Includes a comprehensive bibliography to aid in research and inspire further reading.
Emotions in Indian Thought-Systems
Title | Emotions in Indian Thought-Systems PDF eBook |
Author | Purushottama Bilimoria |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2020-11-29 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1000084213 |
A stimulating account of the wide range of approaches towards conceptualising emotions in classical Indian philosophical–religious traditions, such as those of the Upanishads, Vaishnava Tantrism, Bhakti movement, Jainism, Buddhism, Yoga, Shaivism, and aesthetics, this volume analyses the definition and validity of emotions in the construction of
Indian Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
Title | Indian Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction PDF eBook |
Author | Sue Hamilton |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 177 |
Release | 2001-02-22 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0191540242 |
India has a long, rich, and diverse tradition of philosophical thought, spanning some two and a half millennia and encompassing several major religious traditions. This Very Short Introduction emphasizes the diversity of Indian thought, and is structured around six schools which have achieved classic status. Sue Hamilton explores how the traditions have attempted to understand the nature of reality in terms of an inner or spiritual quest, and introduces distinctively Indian concepts such as karma and rebirth. She also shows how Indian thinkers have understood issues of reality and knowledge — issues which are also an important part of the Western philosophical tradition. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Yoga Philosophy
Title | Yoga Philosophy PDF eBook |
Author | Surendranath Dasgupta |
Publisher | |
Pages | 378 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN | 9788120809093 |
Yoga is one of the most ancient and strikign products of the Hindu mind and character. It has claims both as a system of practical discipline and a system of philosophical thought. Though much has been written on the practical side of the yoga very little has come up of it in relation to other systems of Indian thought. The present book fulfils long-felt desideratum. It compares and contrasts some of the central concepts of yoga with similar concepts of other systems of Indian philosophical thought. The book is divided into eleven chapters. The book is fully documented. It has a preface introduction and general index.
Reason and Tradition in Indian Thought
Title | Reason and Tradition in Indian Thought PDF eBook |
Author | Jitendra Nath Mohanty |
Publisher | |
Pages | 362 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
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In this book, Professor Mohanty develops a new interpretation of the ontology and nature of Indian philosophical thinking. Using the original Sanskrit sources, he examines the concepts of consciousness and subjectivity, and the theories of meaning and truth, and explicates the concept oftheoretical rationality that underlies the Indian philosophies. The author brings to bear insights from modern Western analytical and phenomenological philosophies, not with a view to instituting direct comparisons but in order to interpret Indian thinking. In doing so, he highlights some verydistinctive features of Indian thinking.
Indian Thought and Western Theism
Title | Indian Thought and Western Theism PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Ganeri |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 187 |
Release | 2015-02-11 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1317551672 |
The encounter between the West and India in the modern period has also been an encounter between Western modernity and the traditions of classical Indian thought. This book is the study of one aspect this encounter, that between Western scholasticism and one classical Indian tradition of religious thought and practice: the Vedānta. In the modern period there have been many attempts to relate Western theistic traditions to classical Indian accounts of ultimate reality and the world. Parallels have usually been drawn with modern forms of Western philosophy or modern trends in theism. Modern Indological studies have continued to make substantial use of Western terms and concepts to describe and analyse Indian thought. A much-neglected area of study has been the relationship between Western scholastic theology and classical Indian thought. This book challenges existing parallels with modern philosophy of religion and forms of theism. It argues instead that there is an affinity between scholasticism and classical Indian traditions. It considers the thought of Rāmānuja (traditional dates 1017-1137 CE), who developed an influential theist and realist form of Vedānta, and considers how this relates to that of the most influential of Western scholastics, Thomas Aquinas (1224/5-1274 CE). Within what remain very different traditions we can see similar methods of enquiry, as well as common questions and concerns in their accounts of ultimate reality and of the world. Arguing that there is indeed an affinity between the Western scholastic tradition and that of classical Indian thought, and suggesting a reversal of the tendencies of earlier interpretations, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Asian religion, Hinduism and Indian philosophy.
Neoplatonism and Indian Philosophy
Title | Neoplatonism and Indian Philosophy PDF eBook |
Author | Paulos Gregorios |
Publisher | SUNY Press |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2002-01-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780791452745 |
Explores connections between Neoplatonism and Indian philosophy.