This book presents a collection of essays, setting out both the special concern of classical Indian thought and some of its potential contributions to global philosophy. It presents some key arguments made by different schools about this special concern: the way in which attainment of knowledge of reality transforms human nature in a fundamentally
This book presents a collection of essays, setting out both the special concern of classical Indian thought and some of its potential contributions to global philosophy. It presents some key arguments made by different schools about this special concern: the way in which attainment of knowledge of reality transforms human nature in a fundamentally
Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad studied History, Politics and Sociology in India before taking a doctorate in Philosophy at Oxford. He taught Philosophy at the National University of Singapore, and held Research Fellowships at Trinity College, Oxford, and Clare Hall, Cambridge, before joining Lancaster University where he is now Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy. His books are Knowledge and Liberation in Classical Indian Thought (2001), Advaita Epistemology and Metaphysics (2002), and Eastern Philosophy (2005). He has written over forty papers in Indian and comparative philosophy, politics and religion, and classical Indian religions.
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Contents: Preface Introduction Multiplist metaphysics and ethics Consciousness and luminosity: on how knowledge is possible Knowledge and action: how to attain the highest good Liberation without annihilation: Parthasarathi Misra on jñanasakti Conceptuality in question: teaching and pure cognition in Yogacara-Madhyamaka Bibliography Index.
Contents: Preface Introduction Multiplist metaphysics and ethics Consciousness and luminosity: on how knowledge is possible Knowledge and action: how to attain the highest good Liberation without annihilation: Parthasarathi Misra on jñanasakti Conceptuality in question: teaching and pure cognition in Yogacara-Madhyamaka Bibliography Index.
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