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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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publicado em: |
Aldershot, England Burlington, VT
Ashgate Pub
©2007
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| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Filosofia indiana
/ Epistemologia
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| Outras palavras-chave: | B
PHILOSOPHY ; Hindu
B Philosophy, Indic B Coletânea de artigos B Filosofia indiana B Electronic books B Knowledge, Theory of |
| Acesso em linha: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Não eletrônico
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| Resumo: | 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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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-168) and index. - Print version record |
| ISBN: | 0754686760 |