This original work focuses on the rational principles of Indian philosophical theory, rather than the mysticism more usually associated with it. Ganeri explores the philosophical projects of a number of major Indian philosophers and looks into the methods of rational inquiry deployed within these projects. In so doing, he illuminates a network of mutual reference, criticism, influence and response, in which reason is used to call itself into question. This fresh perspective on classical Indian thought unravels new philosophical paradigms, and points towards new applications for the concept of reason.…mehr
This original work focuses on the rational principles of Indian philosophical theory, rather than the mysticism more usually associated with it. Ganeri explores the philosophical projects of a number of major Indian philosophers and looks into the methods of rational inquiry deployed within these projects. In so doing, he illuminates a network of mutual reference, criticism, influence and response, in which reason is used to call itself into question. This fresh perspective on classical Indian thought unravels new philosophical paradigms, and points towards new applications for the concept of reason.
Jonardon Ganeri read mathematics at Cambridge before pursuing graduate studies in philosophy at London and Oxford. He is the author of Semantic Powers: Meaning and the Means of Knowing in Classical Indian Philosophy 0Clarendon Press, 1999). He is currently Spalding Fellow in Comparative Religions, Clare Hall, Cambridge
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Introduction 1 The motive and method of rational inquiry 2 Rationality emptiness and the objective view 3 The rational basis of metaphysics 4 Reduction exclusion and rational reconstruction 5 Rationality harmony and perspective 6 Reason in equilibrium Further reading Notes Texts Bibliography Index
Introduction 1 The motive and method of rational inquiry 2 Rationality emptiness and the objective view 3 The rational basis of metaphysics 4 Reduction exclusion and rational reconstruction 5 Rationality harmony and perspective 6 Reason in equilibrium Further reading Notes Texts Bibliography Index
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