A Hindu Critique of Buddhist Epistemology: Kumarila on Perception: The 'Determination of Perception' Chapter of Kumarila Bhatta's Slokavarttika - Tran

ISBN-13: 9780415648318 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 284 str.

John Taber

Opis

This is a translation of the chapter on perception in Kumarilabhatta's magnus opus, the 'Slokavarttika', which is one of the central texts of the Hindu response to the criticism of the logical epistemological school of Buddhist thought.

Spis treści

Preface Introduction 'The Determination of Perception' (PratyakOapariccheda): Text and Commentary Part 1 Part 2 The Sanskrit Text of the PratyakOapariccheda References Index

O autorze

John Taber is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico, where he teaches courses in Asian thought and continental philosophy. His research has focussed on the history of Indian philosophy, especially logic, epistemology, and metaphysics during the classical period, 500-1200 C.E. He is also the author of Transformative Philosophy: a Study of Sankara, Fichte, and Heidegger.