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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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Publié: |
Aldershot, England Burlington, VT
Ashgate Pub
©2007
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Philosophie indienne
/ Théorie de la connaissance
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
PHILOSOPHY ; Hindu
B Philosophy, Indic B Philosophie indienne B Electronic books B Knowledge, Theory of B Recueil d'articles |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | 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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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-168) and index. - Print version record |
| ISBN: | 0754686760 |