The Philosophical Traditions of India

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-415-46121-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 630 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Buddhism

This volume conveys that Indian philosophy has intricate and complex metaphysical and epistemological theories as other philosophies and that these disciplines – epistemology and metaphysics – are an essential part of Indian philosophy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Raju, P T

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Nature and Development of Indian Thought

- The Vedas and Other Sources

- The Central Ideas of the Upanisads

- The Activist Tradition and the Mimamsa School

- The Materialistic Tradition of the Carvakas

- The Heterodox Tradition of Jainism

- The Heterodox Tradition of Buddhism

- The Logical Tradition of the Nyaya

- The Pluralistic Tradition of the Vaisesika

- The Dualistic Tradition of the Sankhya

- The Yoga Tradition of the Patanjali

- The Vedanta and the Monistic Tradition of the Spirit

- The Epics and the Ethical Codes

- The Traditions and Contemporary Trends

Über Autor(innen)

Raju, P T