Uniqueness of Cārvāka Philosophy in Traditional Indian Thought
Author : Bhupender Heera
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,72 MB
Release :
Category : Lokāyata
ISBN : 9788193607602
Author : Bhupender Heera
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,72 MB
Release :
Category : Lokāyata
ISBN : 9788193607602
Author : Bhupender Heera
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,85 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Hindu philosophy
ISBN : 9788186921555
Author : Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya
Publisher :
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 31,61 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Lokāyata
ISBN :
Author : Pradīpa Gokhale
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,27 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199460632
Philosophy in Indian tradition as a purely secular and rational exercise can be located in the Lokāyata/Cārvāka school of Indian philosophy. Due to the lack of substantial literary sources, scholars did not try to explore Lokāyata philosophically. The present work is the first attempt to explore the philosophical energies inherent in the scattered Cārvāka literature through critical and analytical discussions firmly grounded in textual evidences.
Author : Rāmakr̥shṇa Bhaṭṭācārya
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 47,46 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0857284339
'Studies on the Carvaka/Lokayata' is the first attempt at a scientific study of the Carvaka/Lokayata, the materialist system of philosophy that flourished in ancient India between the eighth and twelfth centuries CE, and which has since disappeared. Despite the paucity of material relating to the Carvaka, a reconstruction of its basic tenets reveals it to be the lone contender standing against the perceived binary of pro-Vedic Brahminical schools on the one hand, and the non-Vedic Buddhist and Jain schools on the other. This study seeks to disprove certain notions about the Carvaka/Lokayata, particularly that the Carvaka-s did not approve of any instrument of cognition other than perception, and that they advocated unalloyed sensualism and hedonism. In contrast, this volume offers evidence to show that the Carvaka-s, despite their difference of opinion in other areas, did admit inference in so far as it was grounded on perception. Furthermore, the author argues that the common belief that 'all materialists are nothing but sensualists' is a misconception, as no authentic Carvaka aphorisms have been cited by the movement's opponents to support this view. This study also seeks to establish the fact that a pre-Carvaka school of materialism existed in India, although there is no way to prove that the Carvaka system grew out of it. Yet if the evidence provided by the 'Manimekalai' - and indirectly supported by the 'Mahabharata' - is admitted, it could be suggested that the two schools existed simultaneously.
Author : Kisor Kumar Chakrabarti
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 24,42 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780791441718
Addresses the psycho-physical dualism of the Nyaya school of Indian philosophy with references to both Indian and Western philosophy.
Author : Madhava Acharya
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 39,6 MB
Release : 2024-04-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3385407095
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Author : Satischandra Chatterjee
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 16,72 MB
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 8120840178
The object of this book is to provide a simple introduction to the Indian systems of philosophy. Each one of these systems has had a vast and varied development. An attempt has been made to introduce the reader to the spirit and outlook of Indian philosophy and help him to grasp thoroughly the central ideas rather than acquaint him with minute details. Modern students of philosophy feel many difficulties in understanding the Indian problems and theories. Their long experience with university students has helped the authors to realise these, and they have tried to remove them as far as possible. This accounts for most of the critical discussions which could otherwise have been dispensed with. The book has been primarily written for beginners. The first chapter which contains the general principles and basic features of Indian philosophy, as well as a brief sketch of each system, gives the student a bird's-eye view of the entire field and prepares him for a more intensive study of the systems which are contained in the following chapters. It is hoped, therefore, that the book will suit the needs of university students at different stages, as well as of general readers interested in Indian Philosophy.
Author : Rajendra Prasad
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 43,14 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Ethics
ISBN : 9788180695957
Contributed articles.
Author : Jonardon Ganeri
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 15,71 MB
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1134551630
This original work focuses on the rational principles of Indian philosophical theory, rather than the mysticism more usually associated with it. Ganeri explores the philosophical projects of a number of major Indian philosophers and looks into the methods of rational inquiry deployed within these projects. In so doing, he illuminates a network of mutual reference, criticism, influence and response, in which reason is used to call itself into question. This fresh perspective on classical Indian thought unravels new philosophical paradigms, and points towards new applications for the concept of reason.