Indian philosophy and the consequences of knowledge : themes in ethics, metaphysics and soteriology /
This book presents a collection of essays, setting out both the special concern of classical Indian thought and some of its potential contributions to global philosophy. It presents some key arguments made by different schools about this special concern: the way in which attainment of knowledge of r...
| Основен автор: | Ram-Prasad, Chakravarthi. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate Pub.,
℗♭2007.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=270621 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Indian philosophy and the consequences of knowledge. |
| Резюме: |
This book presents a collection of essays, setting out both the special concern of classical Indian thought and some of its potential contributions to global philosophy. It presents some key arguments made by different schools about this special concern: the way in which attainment of knowledge of reality transforms human nature in a fundamentally liberating way. It then goes on to look in detail at two areas in contemporary global philosophy - the ethics of difference, and the metaphysics of consciousness - where this classical Indian commitment to the spiritually transformative power of know. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 176 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-168) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0754686760 9780754686767 |