Indian Philosophy and Yoga in Germany

This book sheds new light on the fascinating - at times dark and at times hopeful - reception of classical Yoga philosophies in Germany during the nineteenth century.

List of contents

Introduction Part 1: Indian Pantheism and the Threat of Nihilism 1. The Perils of Pantheism: Schlegel and Karoline von Günderrode 2. The Song of God: Humboldt's Philosophical Poem 3. "Abstract Devotion": Yoga in Hegel and Schelling Part 2: God, Morality, and Freedom 4. Yoga in the Late Nineteenth Century: Pal, Mitra, Vivekananda, and Müller 5. The Bengali Philosophers: Dasgupta, Radhakrishnan, and Bhattacharyya Conclusion. Yoga, the "True Proteus" Appendix. Images of India: Voltaire and Herder

About the author

Owen Ware is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. His previous books include Fichte's Moral Philosophy (2020), Kant's Justification of Ethics (2021), and Kant on Freedom (2023).

Product details

• Authors: Owen Ware, Owen (University of Toronto Ware
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2025
• EAN: 9781032452340
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3245234-0
• No. of pages: 178
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, RELIGION / Hinduism / History, History of Religion, Historiography, Hinduism, Philosophy of religion, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy