Ramkrishna Bhattacharya

Studies on the Carvaka/Lokayata

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume is the first attempt at a scientific study of the Carvaka/Lokayata, the materialist system of philosophy that flourished in ancient India between the eighth and the twelfth century CE.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780857284334
• ISBN-10: 0857284339
• Artikelnr.: 34445395

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Ramkrishna Bhattacharya

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
I. Origin of Materialism in India: Royal or Popular?
II. Jain Sources for the Study of Pre-Carvaka Materialist Ideas in India
III. Ajita Kesakambala: Nihilist or Materialist?
V. Perception and Inference in the Carvaka Philosophy
V. Commentators of the ‘Carvakasutra’
VI. Carvaka Fragments: New Collection
VII. On the Authenticity of an Alleged Carvaka Aphorism
VIII. ‘Paurandarasutra’ Revisited
X. What Did the Carvaka-s Mean by ‘sukham jivet’?
X. Samkhya, Yoga and Lokayata in the ‘Kautiliya Arthasastra’: A Re-View
XI. Yogacara Against the Carvaka: Critical Survey of ‘Tattvasamgraha’, Chapter 22
XII. Jayantabhatta’s Representation of the Carvaka: Critique
XIII. What does Udayana mean by ‘lokavyavaharasiddha iti carvakah’?
XIV. Hemacandra on the Carvaka: Study
XV. Haribhadra’s ‘Saddarsanasamuccaya’, Verses 81-84: Study’ XVI. The Significance of ‘Lokayata’ in Pali
XVII. On ‘Lokayata’ and ‘Lokayatana’ in Buddhist Sanskrit
XVIII. ‘Lokayata’ and ‘Lokayatana’ in Sanskrit Dictionaries
XIX. ‘rnam krtva ghrtam pibet’ –Who Said This?
XX. ‘jivika dhatṛnirmita or jiviketi brhaspatih?’
XXI. ‘mrtanamapi jantunam...’
XXII. Carvaka/Lokayata Philosophy: Perso-Arabic Sources
XXIII. What is meant by ‘Nastika’ in the ‘Nyayasutra’ Commentary?
Bibliography