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...

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1. Verfasser: Ram-Prasad, Chakravarthi
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2007.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 176 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-168) and index.
ISBN:0754686760
9780754686767
1317117433
9781317117438
1317117425
9781317117421
1281099236
9781281099235
9786611099237
6611099239

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