This original work focuses on the rational principles of Indian philosophical theory, rather than the mysticism more usually associated with it. Ganeri explores the philosophical projects of a number of major Indian philosophers and looks into the methods of rational inquiry deployed within these projects. In so doing, he illuminates a network of mutual reference, criticism, influence and response, in which reason is used to call itself into question. This fresh perspective on classical Indian thought unravels new philosophical paradigms, and points towards new applications for the concept of reason.
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'... a brilliant contribution to the study of some of the basic questions of classical Indian Philosophy, and at the same time quite a convincing presentation of new philosophical paradigms ... What is striking in Ganeri's work is the commendable combination of sound grasp of the Sanskrit texts with outstanding interpretive skills. There is no doubt that the book will be acknowledged as a pathfinder in the interpretation of classical Indian Philosophy.' - John Vattanky, De Nobili College, India, Nagoya Studies in Indian Culture and Buddhism
'Excellent, just what we need right at this moment.' - Arindam Chakrabarti, University of Hawaii at Manoa
'Excellent, just what we need right at this moment.' - Arindam Chakrabarti, University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Jonardon Ganeri read mathematics at Cambridge before pursuing graduate studies in philosophy at London and Oxford. He is the author of Semantic Powers: Meaning and the Means of Knowing in Classical Indian Philosophy 0Clarendon Press, 1999). He is currently Spalding Fellow in Comparative Religions, Clare Hall, Cambridge
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Bimal Matilal, Journal of Indian Philosophy, Clarendon Press, Bimal Krishna Matilal, State University of New York Press, Middle Stanzas, Reidel Publishing Company, David Seyfort Ruegg, Harvard University Press, Jonardon Ganeri, Motilal Banarsidass, Classical Indian Theories of Knowledge, Double Negation Introduction, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Richard Hayes, Shoryu Katsura, Sukhlalji Sanghvi, Wilhelm Halbfass New!
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Bimal Matilal, Journal of Indian Philosophy, Clarendon Press, Bimal Krishna Matilal, State University of New York Press, Middle Stanzas, Reidel Publishing Company, David Seyfort Ruegg, Harvard University Press, Jonardon Ganeri, Motilal Banarsidass, Classical Indian Theories of Knowledge, Double Negation Introduction, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Richard Hayes, Shoryu Katsura, Sukhlalji Sanghvi, Wilhelm Halbfass New!
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- Buddhist Logic and Epistemology: Studies in the Buddhist Analysis of Inference and Language (Studies of Classical India) by Bimal K. Matilal on 11 pages
- Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies Vol. 3: Advaita Vedanta up to Samkara and his Pupils (v. 3) by Karl H. Potter on 11 pages
- The Character of Logic in India (Suny Series in Indian Thought) (Suny Series, Indian Thought: Texts and Studies) by Bimal Krishna Matilal on 6 pages
- Sanskrit and Indian Studies: Essays in Honor of Daniel H.H. Ingalls (Studies of Classical India) by M. Nagatomi on 6 pages
- Classical Indian Metaphysics: Refutions of Realism and the Emergence of "New Logic" by Stephen H. Philips on 5 pages
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- Thinking Through Rituals: Philosophical Perspectives by Kevin Schilbrack in Front Matter, and page 223
- Religions, Reasons and Gods: Essays in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Religion (Cambridge Studies in Religious) by John Clayton in Back Matter
- Foundations of Dharmakirti's Philosophy by John D. Dunne in Back Matter
- The Jains (The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices) by Paul Dundas in Back Matter
- The Jains (The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices) by Paul Dundas in Back Matter
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