Categorisation in Indian Philosophy: Thinking Inside the Box
Categorisation in Indian Philosophy: Thinking Inside the Box
- England Ashgate Publishing Company 2014
- 190p
- Dialogues in South Asian Traditions: Religion, Philosophy, Literature and History .
1. Introduction: The Importance of `Thinking Inside the Box' / Jessica Frazier
2. Vyakarana: Bhava as the Ultimate Category / Eivind Kahrs
3. Nyaya: Pramana (Knowledge-Generators) as Natural Kinds / Stephen Phillips
4. Samkhya: The Analysis of Experience in Classical Samkhya / Mikel Burley
5. Vedanta: Metaphors for the Category of Existence / Jessica Frazier
6. Early Vaisesika: The Concept of Categories in Vaisesika Philosophy / Shashiprabha Kumar
7. Later Vaisesika: The `Seven Category Ontology' Reaffirmed / Jonardon Ganeri
8. Madhyamaka: Conventional Categories in Madhyamaka Philosophy / Jan Westerhoff
9. Jainism: From Ontology to Taxonomy in the Jaina Colonisation of the Universe / W.J. Johnson
10. Historical Perspectives: The Origin of Categories in Indian Philosophy / Johannes Bronkhorst
11. The Order of Things: The Goals and Categories of Categorisation in India / Jessica Frazier
9781409446903
Indian Philosophy
181.4 / CAT
1. Introduction: The Importance of `Thinking Inside the Box' / Jessica Frazier
2. Vyakarana: Bhava as the Ultimate Category / Eivind Kahrs
3. Nyaya: Pramana (Knowledge-Generators) as Natural Kinds / Stephen Phillips
4. Samkhya: The Analysis of Experience in Classical Samkhya / Mikel Burley
5. Vedanta: Metaphors for the Category of Existence / Jessica Frazier
6. Early Vaisesika: The Concept of Categories in Vaisesika Philosophy / Shashiprabha Kumar
7. Later Vaisesika: The `Seven Category Ontology' Reaffirmed / Jonardon Ganeri
8. Madhyamaka: Conventional Categories in Madhyamaka Philosophy / Jan Westerhoff
9. Jainism: From Ontology to Taxonomy in the Jaina Colonisation of the Universe / W.J. Johnson
10. Historical Perspectives: The Origin of Categories in Indian Philosophy / Johannes Bronkhorst
11. The Order of Things: The Goals and Categories of Categorisation in India / Jessica Frazier
9781409446903
Indian Philosophy
181.4 / CAT