Classical Indian metaphysics : refutations of realism and the emergence of "new logic" /

Classical Indian metaphysics : refutations of realism and the emergence of "new logic" /

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Author / Creator:Phillips, Stephen H., 1950-
Imprint:Chicago : Open Court, c1995.
Description:xii, 391 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Śrīharṣa, -- active 12th century.
Śrīharṣa, -- active 12th century
Knowledge, Theory of (Hinduism)
Nyaya.
Navya Nyāya.
Knowledge, Theory of (Hinduism)
Navya Nyāya.
Nyaya.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2401155
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ISBN:0812692985 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-378) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Realist-Idealist Debate
  • Chapter 1. Early Indian Idealism and Mysticism
  • 1.. Early Mysticism
  • 1.1.. The Upanishads
  • 1.2.. Yoga
  • 1.3.. The Buddha
  • 2.. Nagarjuna: Conundra of Thought
  • 3.. Systematic Buddhist Idealism (Yogacara)
  • 4.. Sankara and Vedantic Mystical Monism
  • 4.1.. Cultural and Textual Background
  • 4.2.. The Sublatability Argument
  • 4.3.. Sankara's Attack on Relations
  • 4.4.. Advaita Philosophers through Vacaspati Misra I
  • Chapter 2. Early Systematic Realism
  • 1.. The Grammarians and Early Manuals of Debate
  • 2.. Vaisesika and Nyaya Literature through Udayana
  • 3.. Nyaya-Vaisesika through Udayana
  • 3.1.. What is Real: Theory of "Primitive Types"
  • 3.2.. Theory of Cognition and Justification
  • 3.3.. Generality
  • 3.4.. Definitions in Philosophy
  • 3.5.. Theory of Debate
  • 3.6.. Rational Theology
  • 4.. Mimamsa (Exegesis)
  • 5.. Other Players Pre-Sriharsa
  • Chapter 3. Sriharsa
  • 1.. A Philosopher, Poet, and Mystic
  • 2.. The Positive Program
  • 2.1.. The Self-Illumination, Self-Certification, and Sublation Theses
  • 2.2.. "Scripture" (sruti)
  • 2.3.. An Ontological Argument for the Absolute, Brahman
  • 2.4.. Refutation and Indirect Proof
  • 2.5.. Meditation and Mysticism
  • 3.. Realism, the Core Problems
  • 3.1.. Consciousness and Theory of Justification
  • 3.2.. "Truth" and the "Real" (tattva)
  • 3.3.. Definitions and Defining Characteristics
  • 3.4.. The Attribution Dilemma
  • 3.5.. Universals
  • 3.6.. Paradoxes of Distinctness (bheda)
  • 3.7.. Informal Logic and Debate
  • 4.. Advaita and Theistic Voluntarism
  • 5.. Sriharsa's Advaita Followers
  • Chapter 4. New Logic
  • 1.. Gangesa and the New School
  • 2.. Cognition and Justification
  • 2.1.. Indeterminate Awareness
  • 2.2.. The Constituents of Determinate Awareness
  • 2.3.. Veridicality
  • 2.4.. Apperception
  • 3.. Ontological Grounds
  • 3.1.. Inherence and Self-linkage
  • 3.2.. Absences
  • 3.3.. Surplus Properties
  • 4.. Identity and Distinctness
  • Chapter 5. Annotated Translation of Selected Passages within Selected Texts
  • 1.. Sriharsa on Dialectical Reasoning (tarka)
  • 2.. Manikantha Misra's Response
  • 3.. Gangesa on Dialectical Reasoning
  • 4.. Sriharsa on Defining Veridical Awareness
  • 5.. Gangesa on Defining Veridical Awareness
  • 6.. Sriharsa on Distinctness and the Relation Regress
  • 7.. Gangesa on Inherence (samavaya)
  • 8.. Sankara Misra on Relationality and Distinctness
  • 9.. Vacaspati Misra II on Distinctness
  • Appendix A. Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation
  • Appendix B. Sanskrit Glossary
  • 1.. Proper Names
  • 2.. Terms
  • Appendix C. A Chronology of Ancient and Classical Works and Authors
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • 1.. Classical Sanskrit Texts (with Abbreviations)
  • 2.. Other Works
  • Index

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