The Problem of Universals in Indian Philosophy
- ISBN-10
- 8120808320
- ISBN-13
- 9788120808324
- Category
- Philosophy, Indic
- Pages
- 502
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-12-31
- Publisher
- Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
- Author
- Raja Ram Dravid
Description
The author gives a critical and comprehensive study of the fundamental problem of universals in Indian Philosophy. The centre of the study is the controversy between the Nyaya-Vaisesika and the Mimamsa realists on the one hand and the Buddhist nominalists on the other. The author discusses not only the epistemological and metaphysical approach to the problem of universals but also the semantic approach made by the various systems of Indian Philosophy. In this context the view of the Grammarions with special reference to Bhartrhari has been discussed in some detail. A brief but critical analysis of some of the main trends of thought on universals in Western Philosophy--beginning from Pluto to the contemporary philosophers--has also been given. Besides his scholarly and eminently readable treatment of fundamental problem of universals, the author has attempted to give his own solution of the problem. It is based on the recurrent identities and similarities which are the principles of grouping and which form the foundation of our thought and speech.
Get the book
Similar books
-
Krishnamurti and the Fourth Way
By Evangelos GrammenosThis Book Contains Extracts From Krishna Murti S Talks Juxtaposed With Extracts From P.P. Ouspensky And Gurudjieff; And A Commentary On The Subject. The Latter Two Are Considered Sources Of Krishnamurti'S Teachings.
-
The Poetry of T.S. Eliot
By B.M. MishraGross moral turpitude accounts for “ thousand sordid images ” ( CPP 23 ) the self contains in itself . Coupled with the images suggesting a broken world , the image of the woman “ sitting along the bed's edge ” clasping “ the yellow ...
-
The First and Last Freedom
By J. KrishnamurtiORIENTAL & INDIAN PHILOSOPHY. If truth can set us free, where do we find it? In "The First and Last Freedom", Krishnamurti argues that we will not find truth in...
-
Rabindranath Tagore: (literary Concepts)
By Gaurav PradhanSwadharma ' and ' Swabhava ' are often used to denote the nature of man . The ' eternal ' in man is universal in all men . The vision of the eternal is the realization of the supreme person who'quickens but owns not and acts but claims ...
-
Dictionary of Vedanta
By Samir NathHe is eye the Gods . Sun protects the human eye and lends them lustre and the power to see . The poet prays that let us see the Bright eye , for hundred actumns . Being the eye of the God , he is called as the spy of the God .
-
The Truth Will Set You Free
By Svami PurnaWhat is the truth? This book presents it's meaning under the guideline of the author.
-
Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Bibliography
By Karl H. Potter... Buddhist psychology " , Religion 17 , 1987 , 15-28 GB1473 Sangharaksita , Crossing the Stream . Glasgow 1987 GB1474 G.H.Sasaki , Linguistic Approach to Buddhist Thought . 1986 GB1475 Lambert Schmithausen , " Beitrage zum ...
-
Handbook of Indian Psychology
By K. Ramakrishna Rao, Ajit K. Dalal, A. C. ParanjpeContributed research papers.
-
Presuppositions of India's Philosophies
By Karl H. PotterA brief account of karma and transmigration is followed by an introduction to Indian ways of assessing arguments. The body of the work canvasses the systems of Nyaya Vaisesika, Buddhism, Jainism, Samkhya and Advaita Vedanta.
-
Yoga and Indian Philosophy
By Karel WernerIt is therefore most appropriate that Yoga and Indian philosophy be given equal attention both in the context of academic research and in the framework of popularising Yoga.