Self and Identity in Modern Psychology and Indian Thought

East meets West in this fascinating exploration of conceptions of personal identity in Indian philosophy and modern Euro-American psychology. Author Anand Paranjpe considers these two distinct traditions with regard to historical, disciplinary, and cultural `gaps' in the study of the self, and in the context of such theoretical perspectives as univocalism, relativism, and pluralism. The text includes a comparison of ideas on self as represented by two eminent thinkers-Erik H. Erikson for the Western view, and Advaita Vedanta for the Indian.

List of contents

The Context of Inquiry.- Person, Self, and Identity.- Two Perspectives on Person, Self, and Identity.- Self-as-Knower.- Self-as-enjoyer-sufferer.- Self-as-agent.- Person, Self, Identity, and Consciousness.

Summary

East meets West in this fascinating exploration of conceptions of personal identity in Indian philosophy and modern Euro-American psychology.

Product details

• Authors: Anand C Paranjpe, Anand C. Paranjpe
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.04.2009
• EAN: 9780306458446
• ISBN: 978-0-306-45844-6
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 237 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 798 g
• Illustrations: XVIII, 416 p.
• Series: Path in Psychology; Path in Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology