Philosophy in Classical India

An Introduction
2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-21511-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 286 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

What are the goals of the major Indian philosophers and what are the methods of rational inquiry used in their pursuit? Philosophy in Classical India is a much-needed introduction to the philosophical texts, traditions and arguments of Indian philosophy. Philosophical rather than mystical or religious in approach and assuming no prior knowledge of key texts, Jonardon Ganeri examines the following topics:

- the motive and method of rational inquiry: the early Nyaya

- rationality, emptiness and the objective view: the philosophy of Nagarjuna’s Madhyamaka Buddhism

- the rational basis of metaphysics: Vaisesika metaphysics

- reduction, exclusion and rational reconstruction: the philosophy of Dinnaga’s Yogacara Buddhism

- rationality, harmony and perspective: Jaina epistemology and metaphysics

- reason in equilibrium: Gangesa’s new Nyaya

- balance and repost: public reason in Theravada Buddhism

- practical reasoning in Mimamsa and the Dharmasastra

This second edition has been substantially updated, with the addition of new chapters on Theravada and Mimamsa.

All chapters and further reading have been updated to reflect changes in scholarship and the publication of new editions and translations of primary texts, making Philosophy in Classical India an ideal introduction to Indian philosophy from the perspective of analytical philosophy.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ganeri, Jonardon

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Second Edition  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 7. Balance and Repost in Public Reason 8. Practical Reason and the Use of Particulars as Prototypes.  Notes  Texts  Bibliography  Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jonardon Ganeri read mathematics at Cambridge before pursuing graduate studies in philosophy at London and Oxford. He is the author a dozen books about Indian philosophy. He joined the Fellowship of the British Academy in 2015 and won the Infosys Prize in the Humanities the same year, the only philosopher to do so. He delivered the 2024 John Locke Lectures at the University of Oxford, entitled Seeing and Subjectivity (2027). He is currently Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.