Sabda Reader - Language in Classical Indian Thought

The first reader on language in-and the language of-classical Indian philosophy, A Sabda Reader offers a comprehensive and pedagogically valuable treatment of this topic. It brings together newly translated passages by authors from a variety of traditions-Brahmin, Buddhist, Jaina-representing a number of schools of thought.

Table des matières

Preface
Part I. Introduction
General Observations About Philosophy in India
1. The Brahmanical Background
2. Buddhist Thought: Source of Inspiration
3. The Grammarian Patanjali
4. The Special Place of Sanskrit and the Veda
5. Self-Contradictory Sentences
6. Do Words Affect Cognition?
7. Words and Sentences
8. Other Denotative Functions of the Word
Part II. Reader
1. The Brahmanical Background
2. Buddhist Thought: Source of Inspiration
3. The Grammarian Patanjali
4. The Special Place of Sanskrit and the Veda
5. Self-Contradictory Sentences
6. Do Words Affect Cognition?
7. Words and Sentences
8. Other Denotative Functions of the Word
Index of Translated Passages
The Texts and Their Dates
Chronological Table of Authors and Works
Editions Used
Technical Terms and Their Equivalents in English
Abbreviations
Notes
References
Index

A propos de l'auteur

Johannes Bronkhorst is professor emeritus of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the University of Lausanne. He is the author of a number of books, including Buddhist Teaching in India (2009) and How the Brahmins Won: From Alexander to the Guptas (2016).

Résumé

The first reader on language in—and the language of—classical Indian philosophy, A Sabda Reader offers a comprehensive and pedagogically valuable treatment of this topic. It brings together newly translated passages by authors from a variety of traditions—Brahmin, Buddhist, Jaina—representing a number of schools of thought.

Texte suppl.

A valuable resource for a wide range of readers from non-Indological philosophers of language to Sanskrit specialists.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Johannes Bronkhorst, Professor Johannes Bronkhorst, Sheldon Pollock
• Collaboration: Johannes Bronkhorst (Editeur), Professor Johannes Bronkhorst (Editeur), Sheldon Pollock (Editeur)
• Edition: Columbia University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9780231189408
• ISBN: 978-0-231-18940-8
• Pages: 376
• Thèmes: Historical Sourcebooks in Classical Indian Thought; Historical Sourcebooks in Clas; Historical Sourcebooks in Classical Indian Thought
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits); Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique générale et comparée; PHILOSOPHY / Language, RELIGION / Philosophy, India, Religion: general, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / Indic, Translation & interpretation, Sacred texts, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, Translation and interpretation, Sacred texts, scriptures and revered writings, Other non-Christian religions