An Introduction to Indian Philosophy: Perspectives on Reality, Knowledge, and Freedom

ISBN-13: 9780367363086 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 478 str.

Bina Gupta

Opis

Guides the reader through the classical schools of Indian though and looks at how they inform Indian philosophy and society today. Provides a rigorous overview of Indian philosophical contributions to epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, and ethics.

Spis treści

Part I: Introduction  1. Introduction  Part II: The Foundations  2. The Beginnings of Indian Philosophy: The Vedas  3. The Upaniṣads  Part III: Darśanas: Preliminary Considerations  4. Darśanas: Preliminary Considerations  Part IV: Non-Vedic Darśanas  5. Indian Materialism:The Lokāyata/Cārvāka Darśana and the Śramaṇas  6. The Jaina Darśana  7. The Bauddha Darśana  Part V: The Ancient Darśanas  8. The Mīmāṃsa Darśana  9. The Sāṁkhya Darśana  10. The Yoga Darśana  11. The Vaiśeṣika Darśana  12. The Nyāya Darśana  Part VI: Systems with Global Impact  13. The Buddhist Schools  14. The Vedānta Darśana  Part VII: The Bhagavad Gītā  15. The Bhagavad Gītā  Part VIII: Modern Indian Thought  16. Modern Indian Thought  Appendix: Translation of Selected Texts  A: The Foundations  B: Non-Vedic Darśanas  C: Ancient Darśanas  D: Systems with Global Impact

O autorze

Bina Gupta is Curators’ Research Professor Emerita at the University of Missouri-Columbia and Affiliated Faculty, South Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania.