Reality, Religion, and Passion

Informationen zum Autor Jessica Frazier is a research fellow at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. Klappentext Radical doubt about the truths that govern life has posed a problem for thinkers in many different cultures and periods. This study uncovers the solutions offered by a postmodern Western thinker, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and an early modern Indian thinker, Rupa Gosvami, each of whom offers a renewed postskeptical vision of a revitalized life that is firmly rooted in the transcendental truths of reality.

Autorentext

Jessica Frazier is a research fellow at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies.

Klappentext

Radical doubt about the truths that govern life has posed a problem for thinkers in many different cultures and periods. This study uncovers the solutions offered by a postmodern Western thinker, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and an early modern Indian thinker, Rupa Gosvami, each of whom offers a renewed postskeptical vision of a revitalized life that is firmly rooted in the transcendental truths of reality.

Inhalt

Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Section One: Gadamer's Realisms Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Gadamer in the Realist Debate Chapter 4 Chapter 2: Gadamer's Ontology of Telos Chapter 5 Chapter 3: Gadamer's Ethics of Play Part 6 Section Two: Rupa Gosvami's Realisms Chapter 7 Chapter 4: The Realist Debate in Indian Philosophy Chapter 8 Chapter 5: Rupa Gosvami's Ontology of Rasa Chapter 9 Chapter 6: Rupa Gosvami's Ethics of Passion Part 10 Conclusion