Indian Philosophy: An Introduction - Softcover

Murty, M. Ram

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554810353 ISBN 13: 9781554810352

Verlag: Broadview Press Ltd, 2012

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This book introduces the vast topic of Indian philosophy. It begins with a study of the major Upanishads, and then surveys the philosophical ideas contained in the Bhagavadgita. After a short excursion into Buddhism, it summarizes the salient ideas of the six systems of Indian philosophy: Nyaya, Vaisesika, Samkhya, Yoga, Purva Mimamsa, and Vedanta. It concludes with an introduction to contemporary Indian thought.

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M. Ram Murty is Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy at Queen’s University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Indian National Science Academy.

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This book introduces the vast topic of Indian philosophy. It begins with a study of the major Upanishads, and then surveys the philosophical ideas contained in the Bhagavadgita. After a short excursion into Buddhism, it summarizes the salient ideas of the six systems of Indian philosophy: Nyaya, Vaisesika, Samkhya, Yoga, Purva Mimamsa, and Vedanta. It concludes with an introduction to contemporary Indian thought.

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• Verlag: Broadview Press Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1554810353
• ISBN 13: 9781554810352
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160
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