Language and Reality - On an Episode in Indian Thought

This book explores the conviction shared by almost all Indian philosophers regarding the close connection between language and reality. It shows that the main currents of Indian philosophy can be understood as answers to a problem that this conviction entailed.

Info autore

Johannes Bronkhorst is professor of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) since 1987. Doctorates: Pune (India, 1979), Leiden (Netherlands, 1980). Recent books: Greater Magadha (2007), Buddhist Teaching in India (2009), Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism (2011).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Johannes Bronkhorst
• Editore: Brill
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 07.04.2011
• EAN: 9789004204355
• ISBN: 978-90-04-20435-5
• Pagine: 170
• Dimensioni: 165 mm x 241 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 408 g
• Serie: Brill's Indological Library
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata