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Ethics and the History of Indian Philosophy
Author: Shyam Ranganathan
language: en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Release Date: 2007
Ethics and the History of Indian Philosophy, by Shyam Ranganathan, presents a compelling, systematic explication of the moral philosophical content of history of Indian philosophy in contrast to the received wisdom in Indology and comparative philosophy that Indian philosophers were scarcely interested in ethics. Unlike most works on the topic, this book makes a case for the positive place of ethics in the history of Indian philosophy by drawing upon recent work in metaethics and metamorality, and by providing a through analysis of the meaning of moral concepts and PHILOSOPHY itself- in addition to explicating the texts of Indian authors. In Ranganathan`s account, Indian philosophy shines with distinct options in ethics that find their likeness in the writings of the Ancient in the West, such as Plato and the Neo-Platonists, and not in the anthropocentric or positivistic options that have dominated the recent Western tradition.
Indian Philosophy in Modern Times
This Book Is Unique And Singular Of Its Kind. Its Speciality Lies In Its Contents Of The Various Philosophical Thoughts Monism, Dualism, Pluralism, Atheism, Theism, Primordially Expounded And Analytically Studied To Form Into A Single Concise Book, Which Could Save The Troubles Of The Readers From Referring To Other Literary Sources In Order To Quench Their Curiosity About The Vedantic Literature Of The Country.Various Factors, Influencing The Socio-Political-Philosophical Concepts Since Several Centuries, Have Been Taken Into Consideration With Erudite Documentation. Some Of Them Can Be Succinctly Listed : Geo-Historical Indus Valley Civilisations, Formation, Development And Progression Of The Vedic Literatures With Religious Influence During Their Propoundings, Effects Of Bhakti Movement During The Medieval Period Including Sufism, Religious, Language Conflicts And Patriotic Movements, Materialism Of Charvakas Lokayatikas And Sankhya, Yogas, Development Of Socio-Philosophical Thought Initiated By Swami Dayanand Sarasvati, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Swami Vivekananda And Several Others Of The Modern Times, Such As Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, The Former President Of The Republic Of India.All These Have Been Considered In Their Proper Perspectives In This Book, And That Too Not In Isolation, But Keeping In View That Philosophy Is The Most Important Organ Of Social Consciousness, And Its Principal Functions Are Cognitive, Worldview, Methodical And Ideological.In Short, It Is A Hand-Book . It Is One World Or Two Words Of Indian Philosophy, In Which Views And Conceptions Of Most Of The Indian Philosophers Have Been Mediated Through Their Personal Experiences, Thus, Acquiring A Definite Direction For The Individual S Practical And Cognitive Activities And Behaviour.
A Course in Indian Philosophy
Author: A. K. Warder
language: en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House
Release Date: 1998-01-01
The present volume appears to be the first general introduction, for English-reading students, to that which, in Indian tradition, corresponds to 'philosophy' in British and probably in most other English-speaking universities. It shows how Indian philosophers have posed such questioins as whether we can be sure we 'know' anything, whether words 'mean' anything, whether it is possible to generalise from observed regularities in nature and whether there is anything in nature, or in 'reality', corresponding to our concept of a 'class'. It traces the sustained and rigorous analysis of such philosophical problems through many centuries, indicating in outline the interrelationships of ideas and 'schools' and development of the theory of knowledge, formal logic and other analytical investigations. The closely related development of science in India is also indicated. This does not imply that Indian philosophy is the same as 'Western' philosophy or part of it, which would make it redundant and uninteresting. It is interesting in that it discusses similar philosophical problems in different ways, as philosophers elsewhere have. But there is the problem of translation, obvious in most books on Indian tradition, especially if we compare any two of them. This Course is based only on original Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit sources translated by the author.
