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Author : Kapila Vatsyayan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Prakr̥ti: The nature of matter written by Kapila Vatsyayan and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed papers presented in five seminars.
Author : Mikel Burley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134159781
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)
Download or read book Classical Samkhya and Yoga written by Mikel Burley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-01-24 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samkhya and Yoga are two of the oldest and most influential systems of classical Indian philosophy. Filling a gap in current scholarship, this stimulating book provides a thorough analysis of the systems in order to fully understand Indian philosophy.
Author : Meera Baindur
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 8132223586
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (322 download)
Download or read book Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions written by Meera Baindur and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working within a framework of environmental philosophy and environmental ethics, this book describes and postulates alternative understandings of nature in Indian traditions of thought, particularly philosophy. The interest in alternative conceptualizations of nature has gained significance after many thinkers pointed out that attitudes to the environment are determined to a large extent by our presuppositions of nature. This book is particularly timely from that perspective. It begins with a brief description of the concept of nature and a history of the idea of nature in Western thought. This provides readers with a context to the issues around the concept of nature in environmental philosophy, setting a foundation for further discussion about alternate conceptualizations of nature and their significance. In particular, the work covers a wide array of textual and non-textual sources to link and understand nature from classical Indian philosophical perspectives as well as popular understandings in Indian literary texts and cultural practices. Popular issues in environmental philosophy are discussed in detail, such as: What is ‘nature’ in Indian philosophy? How do people perceive nature through landscape and mythological and cultural narratives? In what ways is nature sacred in India? To make the discussion relevant to contemporary readers, the book includes a section on the ecological and ethical implications of some philosophical concepts and critical perspectives on alternate conceptualizations of nature.
Author : Lourens Minnema
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1441100695
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)
Download or read book Tragic Views of the Human Condition written by Lourens Minnema and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can tragic views of the human condition as known to Westerners through Greek and Shakespearean tragedy be identified outside European culture, in the Indian culture of Hindu epic drama? In what respects can the Mahabharata epic's and the Bhagavadgita's views of the human condition be called 'tragic' in the Greek and Shakespearean senses of the word? Tragic views of the human condition are primarily embedded in stories. Only afterwards are these views expounded in theories of tragedy and in philosophical anthropologies. Minnema identifies these embedded views of human nature by discussing the ways in which tragic stories raise a variety of anthropological issues-issues such as coping with evil, suffering, war, death, values, power, sacrifice, ritual, communication, gender, honour, injustice, knowledge, fate, freedom. Each chapter represents one cluster of tragic issues that are explored in terms of their particular (Greek, English, Indian) settings before being compared cross-culturally. In the end, the underlying question is: are Indian views of the human condition very different from Western views?
Author : Sucharita Adluri
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317625269
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)
Download or read book Textual Authority in Classical Indian Thought written by Sucharita Adluri and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theistic Vedānta originated with Rāmānuja (1077-1157), who was one of the foremost theologians of Viśistādvaita Vedānta and also an initiate of the Śrīvaisnava sectarian tradition in South India. As devotees of the God Visnu and his consort Śrī, the Śrīvaisnavas established themselves through various processes of legitimation as a powerful sectarian tradition. One of the processes by which the authority of the Śrīvaisnavas was consolidated was Rāmānuja’s synthesis of popular Hindu devotionalism with the philosophy of Vedānta. This book demonstrates that by incorporating a text often thought to be of secondary importance - the Visnu Purāna (1st-4th CE) - into his reading of the Upanisads, which were the standard of orthodoxy for Vedānta philosophy, Rāmānuja was able to interpret Vedānta within the theistic context of Śrīvaisnavism. Rāmānuja was the first Brahmin thinker to incorporate devotional purānas into Vedānta philosophy. His synthetic theology called Viśistādvaita (unity-of-the-differenced) wielded tremendous influence over the expansion of Visnu devotionalism in South India and beyond. In this book, the exploration of the exegetical function of this purana in arguments salient to Rāmānuja’s Vedānta facilitates our understanding of the processes of textual accommodation and reformulation that allow the incorporation of divergent doctrinal claims. Expanding on and reassessing current views on Rāmānuja’s theology, the book contributes new insights to broader issues in religious studies such as canon expansion, commentarial interpretation, tradition-building, and the comparative study of scripture. It will be of interest to students and scholars of Indian philosophy and Religious Studies.
Author : R.W. Perrett
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9789024734405
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (344 download)
Download or read book Death and Immortality written by R.W. Perrett and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1986-12-31 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research for this work was undertaken during my tenure of a Senior Tutor ship in the Faculty of Arts and Music at the University of Otago (1983-85). Versions of some of the chapters herein have already been accepted for publication in the form of journal articles in Philosophy, Philosophy East and West, Sophia, and Religious Studies. My thanks to the editors and publishers concerned for permission to reuse this material. A number of people have assisted me in various ways. My greatest debt is to Graham Oddie, who supervised my doctoral research in this area and with whom I have had the benefit of innumerable discussions on these and other philosophical matters. I am very grateful for all I have learned from him. I would also like to thank: Bob Durrant for commenting helpfully on Chapter 2; the late Jim Harvie, both for his valuable suggestions (particularly regarding the material of Chapter 4) and for his encouraging enthusiasm for the whole project; George Hughes for his extensive comments on the whole work; and (for various points of detail) Alan Musgrave, Charles Pigden and Bryan Wilson. Despite much good advice, however, I have some times preferred to go my own way, recalling Blake's proverb: "If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. " With regard to the typing of the manuscript I am indebted to the word-processor wizardry of Jane Tannahill and Christine Colbert.
Author : Ovidiu Anemtoaicei
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527509753
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)
Download or read book Male Bodies and Sexual Difference written by Ovidiu Anemtoaicei and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-18 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses themes concerning male bodies, men and masculinities from an explicit feminist philosophical position, drawing from various fields, including phenomenology, gender theory, sociology of the body and continental philosophy, among others. Whereas the majority of works in the field of critical studies on men and masculinities draw predominantly on gender and queer theories, this book works from within the sexual difference theory as developed by feminist philosopher Luce Irigaray. As such, it proposes a conceptual sketch for a different understanding of the complex relationships between “male bodies”, “men” and “masculinities”, making use of Gilles Deleuze’s radical notion of “critique” and arguing, at the same time, for a post-Deleuzean concept of “becoming-man” from the philosophy of sexual difference perspective. The book represents a contribution to the interpretations of Luce Irigaray’s rich work, as well as to the fields of masculinities studies and feminist philosophy, and it is written primarily for scholars and students in cultural studies, women and gender studies, sexuality studies, and philosophy.
Author : Sukhdeva
Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 817992002X
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (799 download)
Download or read book Living Thoughts of the Ramayana written by Sukhdeva and published by Jaico Publishing House. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the ages, a number of versions of the Ramayan have been written by great sages such as Valmiki and Tulsidas. All versions provide a multidimensional view of the perfect life. In Living Thoughts of the Ramayana, Sukhadeva enlightens the reader about the real nature of the man and the world. He aims at reforming the present worldconsciousness and ultimately creating universal peace and happiness. Notably free from doctrines, this work is a penetrating study of the importance of the Ramayana and its relevance to social structures, political administration and spirituality. The teachings of Swami Vivelananada are also an important source of inspiration for the author. All readers will enrich their live both materially and spiritually by reading this unique work.
Author : Pradip Kumar Sengupta
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN 13 : 9788120805286
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Freedom, Transcendence, and Identity written by Pradip Kumar Sengupta and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1988 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commemoration volume for Kalidas Bhattacharya, 1911-1984, Indian philosopher; comprises articles on Indian philosophy.
Author : Mario Kozah
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004305548
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)
Download or read book The Birth of Indology as an Islamic Science written by Mario Kozah and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Birth of Indology as an Islamic Science Mario Kozah examines the pioneering contribution by Bīrūnī (d. ca. 1048) to the study of comparative religion in his major work on India.
Author : Peter Adamson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019259267X
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)
Download or read book Classical Indian Philosophy written by Peter Adamson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-26 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Upaniṣads. They also discuss other famous texts of classical Vedic culture, especially the Mahābhārata and its most notable section, the Bhagavad-Gīta, 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 Nyāya school, the monism of Advaita Vedānta, and the spiritual discipline of Yoga. In the final section of the book, they chart further developments within Buddhism, highlighting Nagārjuna's radical critique of 'non-dependent' concepts and the no-self philosophy of mind found in authors like Dignāga, and within Jainism, focusing especially on its 'standpoint' epistemology. Unlike other introductions that cover the main schools and positions in classical Indian philosophy, Adamson and Ganeri's lively guide also pays attention to philosophical themes such as non-violence, political authority, and the status of women, while considering textual traditions typically left out of overviews of Indian thought, like the Cārvaka school, Tantra, and aesthetic theory as well. Adamson and Ganeri conclude by focusing on the much-debated question of whether Indian philosophy may have influenced ancient Greek philosophy and, from there, evaluate the impact that this area of philosophy had on later Western thought.
Author : Dasgupta
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052104779X
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (21 download)
Download or read book A History of Indian Philosophy: Volume 2 written by Dasgupta and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1933-01-02 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this benchmark five-volume study, originally published between 1922 and 1955, Surendranath Dasgupta examines the principal schools of thought that define Indian philosophy. A unifying force greater than art, literature, religion, or science, Professor Dasgupta describes philosophy as the most important achievement of Indian thought, arguing that an understanding of its history is necessary to appreciate the significance and potentialities of India's complex culture. Volume II continues the examination of the Sankara school of Vedanta begun in Volume I, and also addresses the philosophy of the Yoga-Vasistha, speculations in the medical schools, and the philosophy of the Bhagavad-Gita.
Author : V. Ravi
Publisher : MANBLUNDER
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Emancipate Your Soul written by V. Ravi and published by MANBLUNDER. This book was released on 2011-04-10 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiritual realization is not that tough to pursue. It only needs proper understanding of the psychic being and the making of it. What is really needed is a thorough knowledge about the process of creation. Unless one knows all the components of a machine, a perfect machine cannot be made. Unless one has total knowledge of the Spirit, spiritual knowledge cannot be perfect. An ill- conceived spiritual knowledge will only be an erosion of time in one's precious life.There are too many theories about spirituality and too many jargons are used, thereby complicating the process of understanding spirituality. Pursuing the spiritual path is easy for those who could understand the intricacies of the phenomena involved. Once a proper spiritual life is pursued, the result will be distinctly evident, resulting in eternal happiness and joy. This edition has simplified the process of realising the Self within. The book has been divided into two parts. The first one is the theoretical aspect and the second one is the practical aspect. Theory deals with the process of acquiring knowledge and elucidates all about Soul and soul. Technical terms have been avoided as for as possible and all that is necessary to understand spirituality have been explained to the extent that is required to understand them. The first part deals with inner psychic organs, maya, karma, Brahman, individual soul, Prakrti, sensory organs, creation and death, sheaths of body. The origin of worldly experience begins when inner psychic organs set out their interdependence with gross body. The second part deals with the practice of uniting self with the Self. A small portion also deals with endocrine glands situated in third eye. Every effort has been taken to present this edition as simple as possible, so that spirituality is understood in its true sense and practiced perfectly to attain final liberation.
Author : George D. Chryssides
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9780826461674
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)
Download or read book A Reader in New Religious Movements written by George D. Chryssides and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-05-10 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are over 600 New Religious Movements (NRMs) in Great Britain alone, and more than 2000 in the United States. A Reader in New Religious Movements provides an introduction to the main teachings of a selection of these organizations, focusing on those that are well established in the West. The contemporary—and in some cases controversial—NRMs covered include the Unification Church, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, the Family, Osho, Soka Gakkai International and the Western Buddhist Order.
Author : John Adamopoulos
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452221200
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)
Download or read book Social Psychology and Cultural Context written by John Adamopoulos and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1999-07-28 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Individually and collectively, the pieces balance cross-cultural psychology′s interest in the large scale community with psychology′s traditional emphasis on small groups, interpersonal processes, and individual thought, feeling, and action. The chapters range in topic, in level of analysis, and in emphasis on theory and application, but they harmonize to map the field - identifying where it has been and how it might develop. The central theme is that culture and individual psychology are inseparable and that understanding both will lead to a more comprehensive understanding of human behavior than either perspective in isolation. The book delivers: It offers important insights on the commonalties, universality, and uniqueness of human behavior. The book is dedicated to Harry C. Triandis and is truly a tribute to his work." — John F. Dovidio, Department of Psychology, Colgate University "In this book, cross-cultural psychologists from around the world honor the discipline′s founding father, Harry C. Triandis. The book has become a perfect overview of the state of the art in cross-cultural psychology." — Geert Hofstede, Tilburg University, The Netherlands "The past 10 years or so have seen a sharp increase in the number of college and university courses throughout the world that focus on culture as a powerful force that shapes the thought and behavior of all humans. It would be most difficult to organize and teach one of these courses without mentioning Triandis′s influence numerous times. I am extremely pleased that this book has been added to the cross-cultural literature." — from the Foreword by Walter J. Lonner, Western Washington State University This book celebrates Harry Triandis′s overall contribution to culture and social psychology in general, and his most original and significant contribution to this area, the concept of subjective culture. In this volume, top cross-cultural researchers who are deeply familiar with Triandis′s work critically examine the concept of subjective culture from a number of perspectives and extend it in many new directions of basic and applied social psychology. The result is an up-to-date examination of various topics and areas of social psychology from the unique perspective of subjective culture. One significant feature of this book is an attempt at framing and situating the concept of subjective culture within the current theoretical discourse on culture and psychology. Social Psychology and Cultural Context is the first survey of social psychology to integrate cross-cultural issues. This book not only utilizes several variants of the construct of subjective culture but also reflects the current state of affairs in the social domain of cross-cultural psychology. Written by world-renowned specialists, the chapters reflect valuable insights to students and researchers in both cross-cultural and social psychology.
Author : Kapila Vatsyayan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788124600368
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Prakr̥ti written by Kapila Vatsyayan and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 1: Primal Elements: The Oral Tradition; Edited By Baidyanath Saraswati; Xviii, 190 P.; Index. Isbn 81-246-0037-6. Vol. 2: Vedic Buddhist And Jain Traditions; Edited By Sampat Narayanan; Xiv, 153 P.; Index. Isbn 81-246-0038-4. Vol. 3: The Agamic Tradition And The Arts; Edited By Bettina Baumer; Xv, 195+[26] P.; 25 Col. Illus.; 14 B/W Photos; Index. Isbn 81-246-0039-2. Vol. 4: The Nature Of Matter; Edited By Jayant V. Narlikar; Xiv, 228 P.; Index. Isbn 81-246-0040-6. Vol. 5: Man In Nature; Edited By Baidyanath Saraswati; Xii, 270 P.; Figs.; 13 Col. Illus.; Index. Isbn 81-246-0041-4. (Each Vol.) Rs. 600These Five Volumes Explore The Concept Of The Primal Elements (Sky, Air, Fire, Water And Earth) In Evolution Of Civilizations And Cultures. They Examine Their Manifestation In Indian Arts And Their Agamic Background Among Other Things.
Author : Leza Lowitz
Publisher : Stone Bridge Press
ISBN 13 : 9781880656877
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (568 download)
Download or read book Sacred Sanskrit Words written by Leza Lowitz and published by Stone Bridge Press. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the key spiritual concepts behind yoga and other branches of Eastern wisdom
