The collected writings of Jaysankar Lal Shaw: Indian analytic and Anglophone philosophy
One of the first philosophers to relate Indian philosophical thought to Western analytic philosophy, Jaysankar Lal Shaw has been reflecting on analytic themes from Indian philosophy for over 40 years. This collection of his most important writings, introduces his work and presents new ways of using...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London Oxford New York New Delhi Sydney
Bloomsbury Academic
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ The Modern
/ Philosophy
B Indian philosophy / Analytic philosophy B Nyāya / Cognition theory |
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Collection of essays
B Indian Philosophy |
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| Summary: | One of the first philosophers to relate Indian philosophical thought to Western analytic philosophy, Jaysankar Lal Shaw has been reflecting on analytic themes from Indian philosophy for over 40 years. This collection of his most important writings, introduces his work and presents new ways of using Indian classical thought to approach and understand Western philosophy. By expanding, reinterpreting and reclassifying concepts and views of Indian philosophers, Shaw applies them to the main issues and theories discussed in contemporary philosophy of language and epistemology. Carefully constructed, this volume of his collected writings, shows the parallels Shaw draws between core topics in both traditions, such as proper names, definite descriptions, meaning of a sentence, knowledge, doubt, inference and testimony. It captures how Shaw uses the techniques and concepts of Indian philosophers, especially the followers of the Navya-Nyaya, to address global problems like false belief, higher order knowledge and extraordinary perception. Exploring timeless ideas from Indian thought alongside major issues in contemporary philosophy, Shaw reveals how the two traditions can interact and throw light on each other, providing better solutions to philosophical problems |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1474245056 |