An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

Guides the reader through the classical schools of Indian though and looks at how they inform Indian philosophy and society today. Provides a rigorous overview of Indian philosophical contributions to epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, and ethics.

An Introduction to Indian Philosophy offers a profound yet accessible survey of the development of India's philosophical tradition. Beginning with the formation of Brahmanical, Jaina, Materialist, and Buddhist traditions, Bina Gupta guides the reader through the classical schools of Indian thought, culminating in a look at how these traditions inform Indian philosophy and society in modern times. Offering translations from source texts and clear explanations of philosophical terms, this text provides a rigorous overview of Indian philosophical contributions to epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, and ethics. This is a must-read for anyone seeking a reliable and illuminating introduction to Indian philosophy.

Key Updates in the Second Edition

• Reorganized into seven parts and fifteen chapters, making it easier for instructors to assign chapters for a semester-long course.

• Continues to introduce systems historically, but focuses on new key questions and issues within each system.

• Details new arguments, counter-arguments, objections, and their reformulations in the nine schools of Indian philosophy.

• Offers expanded discussion of how various schools of Indian philosophy are engaged with each other.

• Highlights key concepts and adds new grey boxes to explain selected key concepts.

• Includes a new section that problematizes the Western notion of "philosophy."

• New Suggested Readings sections are placed at the end of each chapter, which include recommended translations, a bibliography of important works, and pertinent recent scholarship for each school.

• Adds a new part (Part III) that explains the difficulties involved in translating from Sanskrit into English, discusses fundamental concepts and conceptual distinctions often used to present Indian philosophy to Western students, and reviews important features and maxims that most darsanas follow.

• Provides new examples of applications to illustrate more obscure concepts and principles.

  Autorentext

Bina Gupta is Curators' Research Professor Emerita at the University of Missouri-Columbia and Affiliated Faculty, South Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania.

Klappentext

Guides the reader through the classical schools of Indian though and looks at how they inform Indian philosophy and society today. Provides a rigorous overview of Indian philosophical contributions to epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, and ethics.

Inhalt

Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction Part II: The Foundations 2. The Beginnings of Indian Philosophy: The Vedas 3. The Upaniads Part III: Daranas: Preliminary Considerations 4. Daranas: Preliminary Considerations Part IV: Non-Vedic Daranas 5. Indian Materialism:The Lokyata/Crvka Darana and the ramaas 6. The Jaina Darana 7. The Bauddha Darana Part V: The Ancient Daranas 8. The Mmsa Darana 9. The Skhya Darana 10. The Yoga Darana 11. The Vaieika Darana 12. The Nyya Darana Part VI: Systems with Global Impact 13. The Buddhist Schools 14. The Vednta Darana Part VII: The *Bhagavad Gt 15. The Bhagavad Gt* Part VIII: Modern Indian Thought 16. **Modern Indian Thought Appendix: Translation of Selected Texts A: The Foundations B: Non-Vedic Daranas C: Ancient Daranas D: Systems with Global Impact