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The Concealed Art of the Soul - Theories of Self and Practices of Truth in Indian Ethics and Epistemology (Paperback)
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The Concealed Art of the Soul - Theories of Self and Practices of Truth in Indian Ethics and Epistemology (Paperback)
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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. By combining careful
attention to philosophical content and sensitivity to literary
form, Ganeri deepens our understanding of some of the greatest
works in Indian literary history. His magisterial survey includes
the Upanisads, the Buddha's discourses, the epic Mahabharata, and
the writings of Candrakirti, whose work was later to provide the
foundation for Tibetan Buddhism.
Ganeri argues that many Western theories of selfhood are not only
present in, but are developed to high degree of sophistication in
these writings, and that there are other ideas about the self found
in the work of classical Indian thinkers which present-day analytic
philosophers have not yet begun to explore.
Scholars and students of philosophy and religious studies,
particularly those with an interest in Indian and Western
conceptions of the self, will find this book fascinating reading.
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