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Zusatztext one of the key aims of the comparative philosophical enterprise is to think about familiar problems in a new light, and this aim is admirably fulfilled by Ganeri's book ... It is no exaggeration to say that this book marks the beginning of a completely new phase in the study of Indian philosophy, one in which a firm grasp of the historical material forms the basis for going beyond pure exegesis, opening up the way for doing philosophy with ancient sources. Informationen zum Autor Jonardon Ganeri's work has focused primarily on a retrieval of the Sanskrit philosophical tradition in relationship to contemporary Anglo-American analytical philosophy, and he has done work in this vein on theories of self, conceptions of rationality, and the philosophy of language. He has also worked extensively on the social and intellectual history of early modern South Asia, on the nature of philosophy as a practice, and on the political idea of identity. He is currently Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex and Professor of Philosophy at Monash University. Klappentext Jonardon Ganeri presents a ground-breaking study of selfhood, drawing on Indian theories of consciousness and mind. He explores the notion of embodiment and the centrality of the emotions to the self, and shows how to harmonize the idea of the first-person perspective with a naturalist worldview which encompasses the normative. Zusammenfassung Jonardon Ganeri presents a ground-breaking study of selfhood, drawing on Indian theories of consciousness and mind. He explores the notion of embodiment and the centrality of the emotions to the self, and shows how to harmonize the idea of the first-person perspective with a naturalist worldview which encompasses the normative. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I. Naturalism and the Self Historical Prelude: Varieties of Naturalism 1: Conceptions of Self: An Analytical Taxonomy 2: Experiment, Imagination and the Self Part II. Mind and Body 3: Emergence 4: Transformation 5: Persistence 6: The Self as Bodily Part III. Immersion and Subjectivity 7: The Composition of Consciousness 8: Self-consciousness 9: Reflexivism 10: Sentience 11: Other Minds Part IV. Participation and the First-Person Stance 12: The Mind-Body Problem 13: Attention, Monitoring and the Unconscious Mind 14: The Emotions 15: Unity 16: The Distinctness of Selves Conclusion: A Theory of Self Bibliography Index ...
