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An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

Perspectives on Reality, Knowledge, and Freedom
 
Edition number: 2, New edition
Publisher: Routledge
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Short description:

Guides the reader through the classical schools of Indian though and looks at how they inform Indian philosophy and society today. Provides a rigorous overview of Indian philosophical contributions to epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, and ethics.

Long description:

An Introduction to Indian Philosophy offers a profound yet accessible survey of the development of India?s philosophical tradition. Beginning with the formation of Br?hma?ical, Jaina, Materialist, and Buddhist traditions, Bina Gupta guides the reader through the classical schools of Indian thought, culminating in a look at how these traditions inform Indian philosophy and society in modern times. Offering translations from source texts and clear explanations of philosophical terms, this text provides a rigorous overview of Indian philosophical contributions to epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, and ethics. This is a must-read for anyone seeking a reliable and illuminating introduction to Indian philosophy.


Key Updates in the Second Edition?




  • Reorganized into seven parts and fifteen chapters, making it easier for instructors to assign chapters for a semester-long course.



  • Continues to introduce systems historically, but focuses on new key questions and issues within each system.



  • Details new arguments, counter-arguments, objections, and their reformulations in the nine schools of Indian philosophy.



  • Offers expanded discussion of how various schools of Indian philosophy are engaged with each other.



  • Highlights key concepts and adds new grey boxes to explain selected key concepts.



  • Includes a new section that problematizes the Western notion of "philosophy."



  • New Suggested Readings sections are placed at the end of each chapter, which include recommended translations, a bibliography of important works, and pertinent recent scholarship for each school.



  • Adds a new part (Part III) that explains the difficulties involved in translating from Sanskrit into English, discusses fundamental concepts and conceptual distinctions often used to present Indian philosophy to Western students, and reviews important features and maxims that most darśanas follow.



  • Provides new examples of applications to illustrate more obscure concepts and principles.


Table of Contents:

Part I: Introduction  1. Introduction  Part II: The Foundations  2. The Beginnings of Indian Philosophy: The Vedas  3. The Upani?ads  Part III: Darśanas: Preliminary Considerations  4. Darśanas: Preliminary Considerations  Part IV: Non-Vedic Darśanas  5. Indian Materialism:The Lok?yata/C?rv?ka Darśana and the Śrama?as  6. The Jaina Darśana  7. The Bauddha Darśana  Part V: The Ancient Darśanas  8. The M?m??sa Darśana  9. The S??khya Darśana  10. The Yoga Darśana  11. The Vaiśe?ika Darśana  12. The Ny?ya Darśana  Part VI: Systems with Global Impact  13. The Buddhist Schools  14. The Ved?nta Darśana  Part VII: The Bhagavad G?t?  15. The Bhagavad G?t?  Part VIII: Modern Indian Thought  16. Modern Indian Thought  Appendix: Translation of Selected Texts  A: The Foundations  B: Non-Vedic Darśanas  C: Ancient Darśanas  D: Systems with Global Impact