Sue Hamilton

Indian Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

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India has a long, rich, and diverse tradition of philosophical thought, spanning some two and a half millennia and encompassing several major religious traditions.This Very Short Introduction emphasizes the diversity of Indian thought, and is structured around six schools which have achieved classic status. Sue Hamilton explores how the traditions have attempted to understand the nature of reality in terms of an inner or spiritual quest, and introduces distinctively Indian concepts such as karma and rebirth. She also shows how Indian thinkers have understood issues of reality and knowledge - issues which are also an important part of the We… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-19-157942-4
EAN: 9780191579424
Produktnummer: 13936570
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 17'770 KB
Abbildungen: halftones and drawings

Über den Autor

Sue Hamilton was a member of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College, London. Her publications include Early Buddhism: A New Approach (2000), and she is co-editor (with Peter Connolly) of Indian Insights: Buddhism, Brahmanism and Bhakti (1997).