In The Concealed Art of the Soul, Jonardon Ganeri presents a variety of perspectives on the nature of the self as seen by major schools of classical Indian philosophy. For Indian thinkers, a philosophical treatise about the self should not only reveal the truth about the nature of the soul, but should also engage the reader in a process of study and contemplation that will eventually lead to self-transformation. Ganeri discusses the Upanisads, the Buddha's discourses, the epic Mahabharata; he shows that many Western theories of selfhood are developed to a high degree of sophistication in these writings.…mehr
In The Concealed Art of the Soul, Jonardon Ganeri presents a variety of perspectives on the nature of the self as seen by major schools of classical Indian philosophy. For Indian thinkers, a philosophical treatise about the self should not only reveal the truth about the nature of the soul, but should also engage the reader in a process of study and contemplation that will eventually lead to self-transformation. Ganeri discusses the Upanisads, the Buddha's discourses, the epic Mahabharata; he shows that many Western theories of selfhood are developed to a high degree of sophistication in these writings.
Jonardon Ganeri is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Liverpool.
Inhaltsangabe
PART I - SOUL-SEARCHERS AND SOOTH-SAYERS 1: Hidden in the cave: the Upanisadic self 2: Dangerous truths: the Buddha on silence, secrecy and snakes 3: A cloak of clever words: the deconstruction of deceit in the Mahabharata PART II - EXHORTATIONS TO ENLIGHTENMENT 4: Words that burn: why did the Buddha say what he did? 5: Words that break: can an Upanisad state the truth? PART III - A SELFLESS PERSON'S SENSE OF SELF 6: The imperfect reality of rersons 7: Self as performance APPENDICES TEXTS AND ABBREVIATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
PART I - SOUL-SEARCHERS AND SOOTH-SAYERS 1: Hidden in the cave: the Upanisadic self 2: Dangerous truths: the Buddha on silence, secrecy and snakes 3: A cloak of clever words: the deconstruction of deceit in the Mahabharata PART II - EXHORTATIONS TO ENLIGHTENMENT 4: Words that burn: why did the Buddha say what he did? 5: Words that break: can an Upanisad state the truth? PART III - A SELFLESS PERSON'S SENSE OF SELF 6: The imperfect reality of rersons 7: Self as performance APPENDICES TEXTS AND ABBREVIATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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