Vindication of the World - Essays Engaging With Stephen Phillips

Stephen Phillips has devoted his career to excavating some of the most valuable gems of Indian philosophy and bringing them into conversation with contemporary thought. This volume honors him and follows his lead by continuing his lifelong project: faithfully interpreting Sanskrit texts to think along with their authors about ideas that still perplex us today.It features ten new essays focusing on epistemology, logic, and metaphysics from outstanding philosophers and scholars of Sanskrit philosophy, with contributions varying in methodology: both historical and cross-cultural. Further, in addition to essays on Nyaya and Advaita Vedanta, it engages with Navya-Nyaya ("new Nyaya"), an important but understudied part of Indian philosophy. Through these investigations, in conversation with Phillips's groundbreaking work, the contributors show the value of cross-cultural engagement for philosophical progress.The Vindication of the World will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in Indian philosophy, comparative philosophy, and, more generally, epistemology, logic, and metaphysics.

List of contents

Introduction Part 1: Early and Classical Indian Philosophy 1. Following Phillips's Lead: Fallacies, Critical Thinking, and Contemplation Matthew Dasti and Malcolm Keating 2. Seven to One: Fusing Vaisesika's Categories with Abhidharma Ontology Mark Siderits 3. Is Indian Epistemology Externalist? John Taber 4. Udayana on the Indefinability of Distinctness Nilanjan Das Part 2: Gangesa and Navya-Nyaya 5. Gangesa and the Gettier Problem Joel Feldman 6. In Search of Certification Anand Jayprakash Vaidya 7. Is Nyaya Disjunctivist? The Ontology of Illusion Jonardon Ganeri 8. The Nyaya on Truth J. L. Shaw Part 3: Advaita Vedanta 9. Metaphors for Maya: Philosophical Illustrations in Sankara's Advaita Vedanta Neil Dalal 10. Phillips's Points and Padmapada's Possible Defense Nirmalya Guha

Product details

• Authors: Malcolm (Smith College Keating
• Assisted by: Matthew R. Dasti (Editor), Dasti Matthew R. (Editor), Malcolm Keating (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032513423
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3251342-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Festschrifts in Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Eastern philosophy; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, PHILOSOPHY / Hindu, India, Hinduism, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy