An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Bartley is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Liverpool! UK. His previous publications include Indian Philosophy A-Z (Edinburgh UP/Palgrave Macmillan! 2005) and The Theology of Ramanuja (Routledge! 2002). Klappentext This textbook introduces students to the full range of Indian philosophical thought. Zusammenfassung Introduces students to the full range of Indian philosophical thought. This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to all the major philosophical concepts and issues in Indian thought. Ideal for undergraduate students, it describes the various relationships and disputes between Indian traditions of thought in a chronological framework. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Some Types of Indian Religiosity \ 1.  Foundations of Brahminism: Vedas and Upanisads \ 2.  Buddhist Origins \ 3.  Abhidharma Buddhism \ 4.  Sautrantika Buddhism \ 5.  Nagarjuna and Madhyamaka Buddhism \ 6.  ‘Mind-Only' Buddhism: Cittamatra \ 7.  Sa m khya and Yoga \ 8.  Nyaya and Vaise s ika \ 9.  The Mïma m sa Vision \ 10. Vedanta \ 11. Advaita-Vedanta \ 12. Visist advaita-Vedanta \ 13. Dvaita-Vedanta \ 14. Saiva Philosophies of Kashmir \ Bibliography \ Index.

Product details

• Authors: C. J. Bartley, Christopher Bartley
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.11.2010
• EAN: 9781847064493
• ISBN: 978-1-84706-449-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Indien, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, India, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy