Classical Indian Philosophy (a History Of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, Volume 5)
By (author) Adamson, Peter
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By (author) Adamson, Peter; By (author) Ganeri, Jonardon
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Adamson and Ganeri present a lively introduction to one of the world''s richest intellectual traditions: the philosophy of classical India. They guide us through such famous works as the Vedas and the Upanisads, and tell the stories of how Buddhism and Jainism developed. Anyone curious about South Asian philosophy can start here.
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Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri present a lively introduction to one of the world''s richest intellectual traditions: the philosophy of classical India. They begin with the earliest extant literature, the Vedas, and the explanatory works that these inspired, known as Upanisads. They also discuss other famous texts of classical Vedic culture, especially the Mahabharata and its most notable section, the Bhagavad-Gita, alongside the rise of Buddhism and Jainism. In this opening section, Adamson and Ganeri emphasize the way that philosophy was practiced as a form of life in search of liberation from suffering. Next, the pair move on to the explosion of philosophical speculation devoted to foundational texts called ''sutras,'' discussing such traditions as the logical and epistemological Nyaya school, the monism of Advaita Vedanta, and the spiritual discipline of Yoga. In the final section of the book, they chart further developments within Buddhism, highlighting Nagarjuna''s radical critique of ''non-dependent'' concepts and the no-self philosophy of mind found in authors like Dignaga, and within Jainism, focusing especially on its ''standpoint'' epistemology. Unlike other introductions that cover the main schools and positions in classical Indian philosophy, Adamson and Ganeri''s lively guide also pays attention to philosophical themes such as non-violence, political authority, and the status of women, while considering textual traditions typically left out of overviews of Indian thought, like the Carvaka school, Tantra, and aesthetic theory as well. Adamson and Ganeri conclude by focusing on the much-debated question of whether Indian philosophy may have influenced ancient Greek philosophy and, from there, evaluate the impact that this area of philosophy had on later Western thought.
Table of contents:
Origins 1: Begin at the End: Introduction to Indian Philosophy 2: Scriptures, Schools, and Systems: A Historical Overview 3: Kingdom for a Horse: India in the Vedic Period 4: Hide and Seek: The Upanisads 5: Indra''s Search: The Self in the Upanisads 6: You Are What You Do: Karma in the Upanisads 7: Case Worker: Panini''s Grammar 8: Suffering and Smiling: The Buddha 9: Crossover Appeal: The Nature of the Buddha''s Teaching 10: Carry a Big Stick: Ancient Indian Political Thought 11: Better Half: Women in Ancient India 12: Grand Illusion: Dharma and Deception in the Mahabharata 13: World on a String: The Bhagavad-gita 14: Mostly Harmless: Non-Violence The Age of the Sutra 15: A Tangled Web: The Age of the Sutra 16: When in Doubt: The Rise of Skepticism 17: Master of Ceremonies: Jaimini''s Mimamsa-sutra 18: Innocent Until Proven Guilty: Mimamsa on Knowledge and Language 19: Source Code: Badarayaa''s Vedanta-sutra 20: No Two Ways About It: Sakara and Advaita Vedanta 21: Communication Breakdown: Bhartrhari on Language 22: The Theory of Evolution: isvarakrsna''s Samkhya-karika 23: Who Wants to Live Forever? Early ayurvedic Medicine 24: Practice Makes Perfect: Patañjali''s Yoga-sutra 25: Where There''s Smoke There''s Fire: Gautama''s Nyaya-sutra 26: What You See Is What You Get: Nyaya on Perception 27: Standard Deductions: Nyaya on Reasoning 28: The Truth Shall Set You Free: Nyaya on the Mind 29: Fine Grained Analysis: Kanada''s Vaisesika-sutra 30: The Whole Story: Vaisesika on Complexity and Causation 31: A Day in the Life: Theories of Time 32: The Wolf''s Footprint: Indian Naturalism 33: Mind out of Matter: Materialist Theories of the Self Buddhists and Jaina
Short description/annotation:
Adamson and Ganeri present a lively introduction to one of the world''s richest intellectual traditions: the philosophy of classical India. They guide us through such famous works as the Vedas and the Upanisads, and tell the stories of how Buddhism and Jainism developed. Anyone curious about South Asian philosophy can start here.
Description:
Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri present a lively introduction to one of the world''s richest intellectual traditions: the philosophy of classical India. They begin with the earliest extant literature, the Vedas, and the explanatory works that these inspired, known as Upanisads. They also discuss other famous texts of classical Vedic culture, especially the Mahabharata and its most notable section, the Bhagavad-Gita, alongside the rise of Buddhism and Jainism. In this opening section, Adamson and Ganeri emphasize the way that philosophy was practiced as a form of life in search of liberation from suffering. Next, the pair move on to the explosion of philosophical speculation devoted to foundational texts called ''sutras,'' discussing such traditions as the logical and epistemological Nyaya school, the monism of Advaita Vedanta, and the spiritual discipline of Yoga. In the final section of the book, they chart further developments within Buddhism, highlighting Nagarjuna''s radical critique of ''non-dependent'' concepts and the no-self philosophy of mind found in authors like Dignaga, and within Jainism, focusing especially on its ''standpoint'' epistemology. Unlike other introductions that cover the main schools and positions in classical Indian philosophy, Adamson and Ganeri''s lively guide also pays attention to philosophical themes such as non-violence, political authority, and the status of women, while considering textual traditions typically left out of overviews of Indian thought, like the Carvaka school, Tantra, and aesthetic theory as well. Adamson and Ganeri conclude by focusing on the much-debated question of whether Indian philosophy may have influenced ancient Greek philosophy and, from there, evaluate the impact that this area of philosophy had on later Western thought.
Table of contents:
Origins 1: Begin at the End: Introduction to Indian Philosophy 2: Scriptures, Schools, and Systems: A Historical Overview 3: Kingdom for a Horse: India in the Vedic Period 4: Hide and Seek: The Upanisads 5: Indra''s Search: The Self in the Upanisads 6: You Are What You Do: Karma in the Upanisads 7: Case Worker: Panini''s Grammar 8: Suffering and Smiling: The Buddha 9: Crossover Appeal: The Nature of the Buddha''s Teaching 10: Carry a Big Stick: Ancient Indian Political Thought 11: Better Half: Women in Ancient India 12: Grand Illusion: Dharma and Deception in the Mahabharata 13: World on a String: The Bhagavad-gita 14: Mostly Harmless: Non-Violence The Age of the Sutra 15: A Tangled Web: The Age of the Sutra 16: When in Doubt: The Rise of Skepticism 17: Master of Ceremonies: Jaimini''s Mimamsa-sutra 18: Innocent Until Proven Guilty: Mimamsa on Knowledge and Language 19: Source Code: Badarayaa''s Vedanta-sutra 20: No Two Ways About It: Sakara and Advaita Vedanta 21: Communication Breakdown: Bhartrhari on Language 22: The Theory of Evolution: isvarakrsna''s Samkhya-karika 23: Who Wants to Live Forever? Early ayurvedic Medicine 24: Practice Makes Perfect: Patañjali''s Yoga-sutra 25: Where There''s Smoke There''s Fire: Gautama''s Nyaya-sutra 26: What You See Is What You Get: Nyaya on Perception 27: Standard Deductions: Nyaya on Reasoning 28: The Truth Shall Set You Free: Nyaya on the Mind 29: Fine Grained Analysis: Kanada''s Vaisesika-sutra 30: The Whole Story: Vaisesika on Complexity and Causation 31: A Day in the Life: Theories of Time 32: The Wolf''s Footprint: Indian Naturalism 33: Mind out of Matter: Materialist Theories of the Self Buddhists and Jaina
