The Concealed Art of the Soul Theories of the Self and Practices of Truth in Indian Ethics and Epistemology |
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| Author:
| Ganeri, Jonardon |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-920241-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2007 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $178.14AUD $227.00 |
Book Description:
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In The Concealed Art of the Soul, Jonardon Ganeri presents a variety of perspectives on the nature of the self as seen by major schools of classical Indian philosophy. For Indian thinkers, a philosophical treatise about the self should not only reveal the truth about the nature of the soul, but should also engage the reader in a process of study and contemplation that will eventually lead to self-transformation. Ganeri discusses the Upanisads, the Buddha's discourses, the epic...
More DescriptionIn The Concealed Art of the Soul, Jonardon Ganeri presents a variety of perspectives on the nature of the self as seen by major schools of classical Indian philosophy. For Indian thinkers, a philosophical treatise about the self should not only reveal the truth about the nature of the soul, but should also engage the reader in a process of study and contemplation that will eventually lead to self-transformation. Ganeri discusses the Upanisads, the Buddha's discourses, the epic Mahabharata; he shows that many Western theories of selfhood are developed to a high degree of sophistication in these writings.