Three pillars of skepticism in classical India: Nāgārjuna, Jayarāśi, and Śrī Harṣa

This book argues that the philosophical history of India contains a tradition of skepticism about philosophy represented most clearly by three figures: Nāgārjuna, Jayarāśi, and Śrī Harṣa. Furthermore, understanding this tradition ought to be an important part of our contemporary metaphilosophical re...

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1. Verfasser: Mills, Ethan (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham, Maryland Lexington Books [2018]
Schriftenreihe:Studies in comparative philosophy and religion
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Zusammenfassung:This book argues that the philosophical history of India contains a tradition of skepticism about philosophy represented most clearly by three figures: Nāgārjuna, Jayarāśi, and Śrī Harṣa. Furthermore, understanding this tradition ought to be an important part of our contemporary metaphilosophical reflections on the purposes and limits of philosophy
Beschreibung:6.5 Śrī Harṣa's Development of Upaniṣadic Mystical Skepticism
Beschreibung:xxxvi, 217 Seiten
ISBN:9781498555692