The concealed art of the soul : theories of self and practices of truth in Indian ethics and epistemology / Jonardon Ganeri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ganeri, Jonardon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ātman.

Philosophy, Indic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 275 pages)

Other Title:

Theories of self and practices of truth in Indian ethics and epistemology

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 andsensitivity to literary form, Ganeri deepens our understanding of some of the greatest works in Indian literary history. His

Contents:

Hidden in the cave : the Upanisadic self

Dangerous truths : the Buddha on silence, secrecy and snakes

A cloak of clever words : the deconstruction of deceit in the Mahabharata

Words that burn : why did the Buddha say what he did?

Words that break : can an Upanisad state the truth?

The imperfect reality of persons

Self as performance.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-257) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-160704-5

0-19-965859-5

1-281-16048-2

9786611160487

0-19-152517-0

1-4356-2099-2

OCLC:

183915584