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Indian Philosophy

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Description for Indian Philosophy Paperback. Richard King provides an introduction to the main schools of Hindu and Buddhist thought, emphasising the living history of interaction and debate between the various traditions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; HRE; HRG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
What is Indian Philosophy? Why has India been excluded from the history of philosophy? Richard King provides an introduction to the main schools of Hindu and Buddhist thought, emphasising the living history of interaction and debate between the various traditions. The book outlines the broad spectrum of Indian philosophical schools and questions prevailing assumptions about the 'mythical' ahistorical and 'theological' nature of Indian thought. Central philosophical questions are addressed: what really exists? How do we know what we know? Can we trust our perceptions of reality? What are we and where do we come ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748609543
SKU
V9780748609543
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About Richard King
Richard King is Professor of Asian Philosophy and Comparative Religion at the University of Derby.

Reviews for Indian Philosophy
Richard King has written a clear, modern, up-to-date, wide-ranging and accessible introduction to the principal doctrinal postiions and debates in Indian philosophy. It is a balanced book, free from bias in favour of one school or another. King is an accurate, reliable and well-informed expositor. I would say that it is by some margin the best popular survey of Hindu ... Read more

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