An Introduction to Indian Philosophy offers a profound yet accessible survey of the development of India's philosophical tradition. Beginning with the formation of Br hmä ical, 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 dar anas follow.
Provides new examples of applications to illustrate more obscure concepts and principles.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction Part II: The Foundations 2. The Beginnings of Indian Philosophy: The Vedas 3. The Upani ads Part III: Dar anas: Preliminary Considerations 4. Dar anas: Preliminary Considerations Part IV: Non-Vedic Dar anas 5. Indian Materialism:The Lok yata/C rv ka Dar ana and the ramäas 6. The Jaina Dar ana 7. The Bauddha Dar ana Part V: The Ancient Dar anas 8. The M m sa Dar ana 9. The S khya Dar ana 10. The Yoga Dar ana 11. The Vai e ika Dar ana 12. The Ny ya Dar ana Part VI: Systems with Global Impact 13. The Buddhist Schools 14. The Ved nta Dar ana Part VII: The Bhagavad G t 15. The Bhagavad G t Part VIII: Modern Indian Thought 16. Modern Indian Thought Appendix: Translation of Selected Texts A: The Foundations B: Non-Vedic Dar anas C: Ancient Dar anas D: Systems with Global Impact
