Doctrine and Argument in Indian Philosophy (Indian Thought, 4)

By Ninian Smart

Book Overview

A revised and updated edition of Ninian Smart's well-known work, long out of print, this study provides a lucid and helpful introduction to the chief systems and debates found in Indian (Hindu, Buddhist, Jain etc.) traditions of philosophy.
Part 1 discusses the metaphysical systems, Buddhist metaphysics, Jain metaphysics, materialism and exegesis, distinctionism and yoga, logic-atomism, non-dualism, qualified non-dualism, dualism and Śaivite doctrine, analysis of the religious factors in Indian metaphysics.
Part 2 examines arguments for and against the existence of God, arguments about rebirth and the soul, epistemological questions, causation, and induction and inference.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004094792
• ISBN13: 9789004094796
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.3"