Introduction, 1 The motive and method of rational inquiry, 2 Rationality, emptiness and the objective view, 3 The rational basis of metaphysics, 4 Reduction, exclusion and rational reconstruction, 5 Rationality, harmony and perspective, 6 Reason in equilibrium, Further reading, Notes, Texts, Bibliography, Index
Jonardon Ganeri read mathematics at Cambridge before pursuing graduate studies in philosophy at London and Oxford. He is the author of Semantic Powers: Meaning and the Means of Knowing in Classical Indian Philosophy 0Clarendon Press, 1999). He is currently Spalding Fellow in Comparative Religions, Clare Hall, Cambridge
'... a brilliant contribution to the study of some of the basic
questions of classical Indian Philosophy, and at the same time
quite a convincing presentation of new philosophical paradigms ...
What is striking in Ganeri's work is the commendable combination of
sound grasp of the Sanskrit texts with outstanding interpretive
skills. There is no doubt that the book will be acknowledged as a
pathfinder in the interpretation of classical Indian Philosophy.' -
John Vattanky, De Nobili College, India, Nagoya Studies in Indian
Culture and Buddhism
'Excellent, just what we need right at this moment.' - Arindam
Chakrabarti, University of Hawaii at Manoa'Philosophy in Classical
India is a remarkable achievement from one of the premier
philosophers currently working in the field. Ganeri's scholarship,
insight and creative interpretations of classical Indian theories
satisfy the high expectations raised by his first book ... This
latest volume is a significant contribution to the tradition of
scholarship established by Ganeri's late mentor, Bimal Krishna
Matilal.' - The Heythrop Journal
'... a brilliant contribution to the study of some of the basic
questions of classical Indian Philosophy, and at the same time
quite a convincing presentation of new philosophical paradigms ...
What is striking in Ganeri's work is the commendable combination of
sound grasp of the Sanskrit texts with outstanding interpretive
skills. There is no doubt that the book will be acknowledged as a
pathfinder in the interpretation of classical Indian Philosophy.' -
John Vattanky, De Nobili College, India, Nagoya Studies in Indian
Culture and Buddhism
'Excellent, just what we need right at this moment.' - Arindam
Chakrabarti, University of Hawaii at Manoa
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