Barua / Gerhard / Koßler Understanding Schopenhauer through the Prism of Indian Culture

Philosophy, Religion and Sanskrit Literature
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-11-027158-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten

Arthur Schopenhauer was the first Western thinker who incorporated thoughts of the Upanishads in his own philosophy. His appreciation for Indian philosophy and culture is quite well known. Presently serious research work is going on in different disciplines in different academic institutions and universities in the West to examine the influence of Indian philosophy and culture in the philosophical thinking of Germany, particularly in relation to Arthur Schopenhauer and vice versa. This book provides a common platform for interaction to the scholars from East and West to express their views on the link between Eastern and Western philosophy. It significantly contributes to a better understanding not only of the connection between Schopenhauer and Indian philosophical systems but also of the increasing interest in this relation. The book includes papers of eminent scholars. The papers shed new light on the relationship between Schopenhauer's philosophy and the different aspects of Indian philosophy and culture, and thus offer a rich source of research material.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Institutes, Libraries

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barua, Arati

Gerhard, Michael

Koßler, Matthias

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 19. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus Hinduismus: Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Introduction;11
2;(I) Understanding;17
2.1;Philosophizing Under the Influence - Schopenhauer’s Indian Thought;19
2.2;The Upanisads - Schopenhauer’s Solace of Life and Death;29
2.3;Suspected of Buddhism - S´an.kara, Da¯ra¯s.ekoh and Schopenhauer;41
2.4;“The Ancient Rhapsodies of Truth” -Arthur Schopenhauer, Friedrich Max Müller and the Hermeneutics;73
3;(II) Philosophemes;105
3.1;The Overcoming of the Individual in Schopenhauer’s Ethics of Compassion, Illustrated by the Sanskrit Formula of the ‘tat tvam asi’;107
3.2;The Relationship between Will and Intellect in Schopenhauer with Particular Regard to His Use of the Expression “Veil of ma¯ya¯”;119
3.3;The Indian Context of Schopenhauer’s ‘Holy Man’ or ‘Beautifu Soul’;129
3.4;All Is Suffering — Reexamining the Logic of ‘Indian Pessimism’;139
3.5;The Denial of the Will-to-Live in Schopenhauer’s World and His Association between Buddhist and Christian Saints;159
4;(III) Philosophers;195
4.1;Transcending Egoism through Moral Praxis - Schopenhauer and Viveka¯nanda;197
4.2;Schopenhauer, Wittgenstein and Indian Philosophy: Some Forgotten Linkages;211
5;(IV) Literature;223
5.1;Schopenhauer and Tagore on the Key to Dreamland;225
6;Bibliography;243
7;Contributors;255
8;Author Index;257
9;Subject Index;261

Über Autor(innen)

Arati Barua, University of Delhi, India; Michael Gerhard and Matthias Koßler,Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany.