Name: Classical Indian Philosophy
ISBN: 9780192856746

Classical Indian Philosophy

"Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri present a lively introduction to one of the world's richest intellectual traditions: the philosophy of classical India. They begin with the earliest extant literature, the Vedas, and the explanatory works that these inspired, known as Upani.sads. They also discuss other famous texts of classical Vedic culture, especially the Mah=abh=arata and its most notable section, the Bhagavad-G=ita, alongside the rise of Buddhism and Jainism. In this opening section, Adamson and Ganeri emphasize the way that philosophy was practiced as a form of life in search of liberation from suffering. Next, the pair move on to the explosion of philosophical speculation devoted to foundational texts called 'sutras,' discussing such traditions as the logical and epistemological Nyd=aya school, the monism of Advaita Ved=anta, and the spiritual discipline of Yoga. In the final section of the book, they chart further developments within Buddhism, highlighting Nag=arjuna's radical critique of 'non-dependent' concepts and the no-self philosophy of mind found in authors like Dign=aga, and within Jainism, focusing especially on its 'standpoint' epistemology.

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krannerSep 2021

The Further Reading sections at the ends of volumes 3 (Philosophy in the Islamic World) and 5 (Classical Indian Philosophy) by Peter Adamson et al are great.

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I listened to the whole Indian Philosophy part [0] of this podcast - all ~20 hours of it, and I can vouch for its quality. It took me some months.

It delves deep into philosophical theories but doesn't use any jargon, so there is no entry barrier and prerequisites. But the content itself is deep and will test your analytical thinking. The content is no fluff or trivialities - be sure of that.

I look forward to listening the episodes on Greek Philosophy, and I encourage you to listen to the Indian Philosophy episodes, as I can guaranty, if nothing else, that it will expand your mind.

Podcast transcripts are available as books from Oxford University Press, too, sans the interviews (interviews are very high quality). I bought the Indian philosophy one [1].

[0]: https://www.historyofphilosophy.net/series/classical-indian-...

[1]: https://www.amazon.com/Classical-Indian-Philosophy-history-p...

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