Bloomsbury Research Handbooks in Asian Philosophy: Indian Ethics (2016, Hardcover) TXT read ebook
9781472587770 1472587774 Featuring leading scholars from philosophy and religious studies, The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Ethics dispels the myth that Indian thinkers and philosophers were uninterested in ethics. This comprehensive research handbook also traces Indian moral philosophy through classical, scholastic Indian philosophy, pan-Indian literature including the Ramayana and Mahabharata , Ayurvedic, medical ethics, as well as recent, Neo-Hindu contributions. Contrary to the usual myths about Indian thought, moral theory is present in its paradigmatic form in formal Indian philosophy, and is reflected richly in popular literature. Many of the papers make this clear by drawing critical comparisons and contrasts between classical Indian moral philosophy and contemporary contributions to ethics. By critically addressing ethics as a sub-discipline of Indian philosophy and acknowledging the mistaken marginalization of Indian moral philosophy, this handbook reveals how Indian contributions can illuminate contemporary philosophical research on ethics. Unlike previous approaches to Indian ethics, this volume is organized in accordance with major topics in moral philosophy. The volume contains an extended introduction, exploring topics in moral semantics, the philosophy of thought, ethical theory, and the politics of scholarship, which serve to show the way to an understanding of the diversity of Indian moral philosophy as a contribution to the discipline of ethics. With an overview of Indian moral theory, and a glossary, this is a valuable guide to understanding the past, present and future research directions of a central component of Indian philosophy., Featuring leading scholars from philosophy, political science and religious studies, Indian Ethics dispels the myth that Indian thinkers and philosophers were uninterested in ethics. Providing new readings of ethical questions in classical Indian Philosophy, this comprehensive research handbook also covers important ethical issues that fall outside classical, scholastic Indian Philosophy, such as traditional practices of interpreting Sanskritic parables for normative purposes; the Ethics of the Mahabharata; Classical Indian Medical Ethics; and recent, Neo-Hindu orientations in Indian Ethics. By critically addressing ethics as a sub -discipline of Indian philosophy and acknowledging the mistaken marginalization of Indian moral philosophy, Indian Ethics reveals how Indian contributions can illuminate contemporary philosophical research on ethics. Unlike previous approaches to Indian ethics, this volume is organized in accordance with major topics in moral philosophy. Including introductory overviews of classical and recent Indian philosophy and a glossary, this is a valuable guide to understanding the past, present and future research directions of a central component of Indian philosophy.
9781472587770 1472587774 Featuring leading scholars from philosophy and religious studies, The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Ethics dispels the myth that Indian thinkers and philosophers were uninterested in ethics. This comprehensive research handbook also traces Indian moral philosophy through classical, scholastic Indian philosophy, pan-Indian literature including the Ramayana and Mahabharata , Ayurvedic, medical ethics, as well as recent, Neo-Hindu contributions. Contrary to the usual myths about Indian thought, moral theory is present in its paradigmatic form in formal Indian philosophy, and is reflected richly in popular literature. Many of the papers make this clear by drawing critical comparisons and contrasts between classical Indian moral philosophy and contemporary contributions to ethics. By critically addressing ethics as a sub-discipline of Indian philosophy and acknowledging the mistaken marginalization of Indian moral philosophy, this handbook reveals how Indian contributions can illuminate contemporary philosophical research on ethics. Unlike previous approaches to Indian ethics, this volume is organized in accordance with major topics in moral philosophy. The volume contains an extended introduction, exploring topics in moral semantics, the philosophy of thought, ethical theory, and the politics of scholarship, which serve to show the way to an understanding of the diversity of Indian moral philosophy as a contribution to the discipline of ethics. With an overview of Indian moral theory, and a glossary, this is a valuable guide to understanding the past, present and future research directions of a central component of Indian philosophy., Featuring leading scholars from philosophy, political science and religious studies, Indian Ethics dispels the myth that Indian thinkers and philosophers were uninterested in ethics. Providing new readings of ethical questions in classical Indian Philosophy, this comprehensive research handbook also covers important ethical issues that fall outside classical, scholastic Indian Philosophy, such as traditional practices of interpreting Sanskritic parables for normative purposes; the Ethics of the Mahabharata; Classical Indian Medical Ethics; and recent, Neo-Hindu orientations in Indian Ethics. By critically addressing ethics as a sub -discipline of Indian philosophy and acknowledging the mistaken marginalization of Indian moral philosophy, Indian Ethics reveals how Indian contributions can illuminate contemporary philosophical research on ethics. Unlike previous approaches to Indian ethics, this volume is organized in accordance with major topics in moral philosophy. Including introductory overviews of classical and recent Indian philosophy and a glossary, this is a valuable guide to understanding the past, present and future research directions of a central component of Indian philosophy.