Indian Philosophy and Yoga in Germany

This book sheds new light on the fascinating - at times dark and at times hopeful - reception of classical Yoga philosophies in Germany during the nineteenth century.

Autorentext

Owen Ware is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. His previous books include Fichte's Moral Philosophy (2020), Kant's Justification of Ethics (2021), and Kant on Freedom (2023).

Zusammenfassung
This book sheds new light on the fascinating at times dark and at times hopeful reception of classical Yoga philosophies in Germany during the nineteenth century.

Inhalt

Introduction Part 1: Indian Pantheism and the Threat of Nihilism 1. The Perils of Pantheism: Schlegel and Karoline von Günderrode 2. The Song of God: Humboldt's Philosophical Poem 3. Abstract Devotion: Yoga in Hegel and Schelling Part 2: God, Morality, and Freedom 4. Yoga in the Late Nineteenth Century: Pal, Mitra, Vivekananda, and Müller 5. The Bengali Philosophers: Dasgupta, Radhakrishnan, and Bhattacharyya Conclusion. Yoga, the True Proteus Appendix. Images of India: Voltaire and Herder