Knowledge and Freedom in Indian Philosophy - Softcover

Chatterjea, Tara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0739106929 ISBN 13: 9780739106921

Publisher: Lexington Books, 2003

Synopsis

In this groundbreaking collection of articles, Tara Chatterjea brings Indian philosophy into proximity with contemporary analytic thought. Her emphasis on analytic methodology, as well as the book's combination of epistemology and ethics, makes this work unique. This book will appeal to scholars and will be welcomed into advanced courses in Indian philosophy, religion, and culture.

About this title

About the Author:

Tara Chatterjea taught philosophy for over seventeen years at Lady Brabourne College, University of Calcutta.

Review:

Tara Chatterjea's collection of essays is comparative philosophy at its best, properly grounded in a thorough knowledge of the Sanskrit texts but also wide-ranging in its grasp of issues relevant to traditional and modern European philosophizing. Theory of knowledge, philosophy of mind, ethics, and philosophical psychology are all critically explored from the perspectives of traditional Indian philosophy and modern western thought. (Gerald James Larson, Indiana University)

These essays shed much-needed light on some central topics in classical Indian epistemology and ethics. Chatterjea deftly explores what a variety of Indian philosophers have had to say about truth and its place in the correct analysis of knowledge. She has many interesting points to make about the nature and overall structure of Indian ethics. Her readings of the texts and their tradition are philosophically astute, and suggestive of novel approaches to solving some key philosophical problems. (Mark Siderits, Illinois State University)

Tara Chatterjea's book satisfies the two challenges that anyone aspiring to advance Indian philosophy has to meet: a close study of the Sanskrit texts and a critical ability to analyze, formulate, and question the positions and arguments. In both regards, the essays in this book are exemplary contributions. (J N. Mohanty, Temple University)

About this edition

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0739106929
• ISBN 13: 9780739106921
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 178