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Zusatztext Edelmann provides an insightful elaboration of the dualistic purusa-prakrti ontology of the Samkhya school. Klappentext A unique response to the challenging questions raised in the science and religion dialogue by drawing on Hindu theology. Edelmann replies to the sciences through close reading of an important Hindu text, the Bh¿gavata Puräa, as well engaging with Hindu philosophical disciplines such as Säkhya-Yoga. Zusammenfassung A unique response to the challenging questions raised in the science and religion dialogue by drawing on Hindu theology. Edelmann replies to the sciences through close reading of an important Hindu text, the Bhagavata Pura?a, as well engaging with Hindu philosophical disciplines such as Sa?khya-Yoga. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction: The Purpose and Possibility of Dialogue A Dialogue Between Science and Religion? The Meaning of Bh¿gavata Theology Types of Biological Texts Anatomy of a Worldview 1: Setting the Scene Bh¿gavata Puräa Overview Contemporary Evolutionary Theory Overview 2: Ontology of Body, Mind and Consciousness Ontology of the Bh¿gavata Physicalism: Views From Darwin and Neuroscience Reconciling Physicalism and the Ontology of the Bh?gavata 3: Toward a Bh¿gavata Theory of Knowledge The Instruments of Knowledge Relationships Between the Instruments of Knowledge Testimony, Nonsensory Perception and Practice 4: The Study of Nature as Vaishnava-Yoga Cosmic Body Cosmogony Cosmography 5: Seeing Truth, Hearing Truth Objectivity in the Natural Sciences Testimony in the Sciences Transforming Vaishnava Theology: Reflections on Hermeneutics 6: Moving from Nature to God From Scientific Theory to God Closer Comparisons Science as a Form of Religious Practice Closer Comparisons Conclusion
