Jonardon Ganeri

The Lost Age of Reason

Philosophy in Early Modern India 1450-1700

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Produktbeschreibung

Jonardon Ganeri tells the story of a fascinating period in intellectual history, when Indian philosophy moved into the modern era. Philosophers no longer defer to ancient authorities, but draw upon their insights to seek a true understanding of knowledge, self, and reality. This missing chapter in the development of modernity can at last be read.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press(UK)
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 459g
• ISBN-13: 9780198701507
• ISBN-10: 0198701500
• Artikelnr.: 39558228

Autorenporträt

Jonardon Ganeri is a philosopher who draws upon Indian, European and Ango-American sources in his work. He is currently Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex. He read Mathematics at Cambridge before commencing graduate studies in Philosophy at London and Oxford. He has been a Jacobsen Fellow in Philosophy at King's College London and a Spalding Fellow at Clare Hall Cambridge. As well as teaching at various Universities in Britain, he has held visiting professorships at the University of Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
PART I: INDIA EXPANDING
1: The World and India: 1656
2: Dãrã Shukoh: A Spacious Islam
3: The Cosmopolitan Vision of Yasovijaya Gani
4: Navadvïpa: A Place of Hindu-Muslim Confluence in Bengal
PART II: TEXT AND METHOD
5: Contextualism in The Study of Indian Philosophical Literature
6: Philosophy outside Academies: Networks
7: An Analysis of the New Reason's Literary Artefacts
8: Commentary and Creativity
PART III: THE POSSIBILITY OF INQUIRY
9: Inquiry: The History of a Crisis
10: Challenge From The Ritualists
11: Interventions in a New Research Programme
PART IV : THE REAL WORLD
12: Realism in Question
13: New Foundations in the Metaphysics of Mathematics
14: Metaphysics in a Different Key
PART V: A NEW LANGUAGE FOR PHILOSOPHY
15: The Technical Language Assessed
16: Rival Logics of Domain Restriction
Conclusion
Bibliography

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From the contents:

Introduction;
PART I: INDIA EXPANDING;
1: The World and India: 1656;
2: Dãrã Shukoh: A Spacious Islam;
3: The Cosmopolitan Vision of Yasovijaya Gani;
4: Navadvïpa: A Place of Hindu-Muslim Confluence in Bengal;
PART II: TEXT AND METHOD;
5: Contextualism in The Study of Indian Philosophical Literature;
6: Philosophy outside Academies: Networks;
7: An Analysis of the New Reason's Literary Artefacts;
8: Commentary and Creativity;
PART III: THE POSSIBILITY OF INQUIRY;
9: Inquiry: The History of a Crisis;
10: Challenge From The Ritualists;
11: Interventions in a New Research Programme;
PART IV : THE REAL WORLD;
12: Realism in Question;
13: New Foundations in the Metaphysics of Mathematics;
14: Metaphysics in a Different Key;
PART V: A NEW LANGUAGE FOR PHILOSOPHY;
15: The Technical Language Assessed;
16: Rival Logics of Domain Restriction;
Conclusion;
Bibliography

Rezensionen

Jonardon Ganeri's book is a treasure trove of new insights and fascinating figures that leaves this reader craving much more. He weaves a rich tapestry where ideas come to life, reinvigorating our understanding of Indian philosophy and the important lessons it can teach us today. The book is refreshing and exciting . . . Those hoping to benefit from rich historical exploration will not be disappointed; nor, more importantly, will those looking to learn something more about the philosophical issues at hand, such as new insights into reason, metaphysics, and the self. Thom Brooks, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews