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

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