Knowledge and Liberation in Classical Indian Thou

by Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad

Book Overview

Classical Indian schools of philosophy undertake major debates on a variety of issues with the formal aim of attaining a supreme end to existence - liberation from the cycle of lives. This book looks at four conceptions of liberation and the way analytic inquiry and philosophical knowledge are held to lead in its attainment. The central motivation of Indian philosophy - the quest for the Highest Good - is recognised but also situated in the rigorous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349425346
• ISBN13: 9781349425341
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"