The Vindication of the World

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Stephen Phillips has devoted his career to excavating some of the most valuable gems of Indian philosophy and bringing them into conversation with contemporary thought. This book honors him by continuing his lifelong project: faithfully interpreting Sanskrit texts to think along with their authors about ideas which still perplex us today.

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Introduction Part 1: Early and Classical Indian Philosophy 1. Following Phillips's Lead: Fallacies, Critical Thinking, and Contemplation Matthew Dasti and Malcolm Keating 2. Seven to One: Fusing Vai e ika's Categories with Abhidharma Ontology Mark Siderits 3. Is Indian Epistemology Externalist? John Taber 4. Udayana on the Indefinability of Distinctness Nilanjan Das Part 2: Gäge a and Navya-Ny ya 5. Gäge a and the Gettier Problem Joel Feldman 6. In Search of Certification Anand Jayprakash Vaidya 7. Is Ny ya Disjunctivist? The Ontology of Illusion Jonardon Ganeri 8. The Ny ya on Truth J. L. Shaw Part 3: Advaita Ved nta 9. Metaphors for M y : Philosophical Illustrations in äkara's Advaita Ved nta Neil Dalal 10. Phillips's Points and Padmap da's Possible Defense Nirmalya Guha