The Concealed Art of the Soul: Theories of the Self and Practices of Truth in Indian Ethics and Epistemology

by Jonardon Ganeri

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199202419
• ISBN13: 9780199202416
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"