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Indian Epistemology and Metaphysics introduces the reader to new perspectives on Indian philosophy based on philological research within the last twenty years. Concentrating on topics such as perception, inference, skepticism, consciousness, self, mind, and universals, some of the most notable scholars working in classical Indian philosophy today examine core epistemological and metaphysical issues. Philosophical theories and arguments from a comprehensive range of Indian philosophical traditions (including the Nyaya, Mimamsa, Saiva, Vedanta, Samkhya, Jain, Buddhist, materialist and skeptical traditions, as well as some 20th century thought) are covered. The contributors to this volume approach the topics from both a philosophical and a philological perspective. They demonstrate the importance of the subject matter for an understanding of Indian thought in general and they highlight its wider philosophical significance. By developing an appreciation of classical Indian philosophy in its own terms, set against the background of its unique assumptions and historical and cultural development, Indian Epistemology and Metaphysics is an invaluable guide to the current state of scholarship on Indian philosophy. It is a timely and much-needed reference resource, the first of its kind.

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Author:   Joerg Tuske (Salisbury University, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Weight:   0.807kg
ISBN:  

9781472529534

ISBN 10:   1472529537
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   27 July 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Epistemology and Metaphysics in Indian Philosophy, Joerg Tuske Knowledge, Language and Logic 2. Epistemology, Metaphysics and Logic in Pracina Nyaya and Buddhist Philosophy, Claus Oetke 3. Fallacies and Defeaters in Early Navya Nyaya, Stephen H. Phillips 4. Jayarasi and the Skeptical Tradition, Eli Franco 5. Jainism. Disambiguate the Ambiguous, Piotr Balcerowicz Consciousness and the External World 6. Proofs of Idealism in Buddhist Epistemology: Dharmakirti's Refutation of External Objects, Birgit Kellner 7. Materialism in Indian Philosophy: the Doctrine and Arguments, Pradeep P. Gokhale 8. Sakhya: Dualism without Substances, Ferenc Ruzsa 9. Saiva Nondualism, Raffaele Torella 10. An Indian Debate on Optical Reflections and Its Metaphysical Implications: Saiva Nondualism and the Mirror of Consciousness, Isabelle Ratie' Universals and Momentary Existence 11. A Road Not Taken in Indian Epistemology, John Taber 12. The Role of Causality in Ratnakirti's Argument for Momentariness, Joel Feldman Self, No-Self and Self-Knowledge 13. Self or No-Self? The Buddhist-Brahmanical Atman Debate, Alex Watson 14. Where the Self and Other Meet: Early Yogacara Buddhist Approaches to Inter-Subjectivity, Roy Tzohar 15. Luminous Mind: Self-Luminosity vs. Other-Luminosity in Indian Philosophy of Mind, Matthew MacKenzie 16. Solving Kant's Problem: K. C. Bhattacharyya on Self-Knowledge, Jay L. Garfield Concepts and Cognitions 17. Nyaya Theory of Concepts, Keya Maitra 18. Vasubandhu's Arguments for the Cognition of Nonexistent Objects, Zhihua Yao List of terms Timeline of philosophers Index

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Gathering together work by many of today's leading scholars of Indian philosophy, this volume well represents the great range and sophistication of India's diverse traditions of philosophy. These traditions ought to have an honored place in the curricula of contemporary philosophy departments, and this collection of essays makes for a fine introduction to the philosophically engaged study of them. Dan Arnold, Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Religions, University of Chicago, USA

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Joerg Tuske is Professor in the Philosophy Department at Salisbury University, Maryland, USA.

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