Piotr Balcerowicz
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Acontribution of Janinism to Indian philosophy which seems most stimulating, inspiring, debated and controversial, one which provoked the most opposition from other systems of India, is beyond doubt the doctrine of multiplexity of reality (anekantavada). Indisputably it is also the most interesting Jaina contribution to Indian philosophy. The doctrine involved both a very particular realist ontology as well as a corresponding epistemology that was structured in ...
This volume is a study of the complex link between world views held by Indian philosophers and the philosophical theories they put forth. It takes up some basic questions like the socio-cultural, religious and linguistic background of world views and philosophical concepts in ancient India and how these influenced philosophical theories that were developed in South Asia in ancient and medieval times. It examines questions like whether it is possible to make a ...
Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies in 28 volumes is an endeavour by an international team of scholars, led by Prof. Karl Potter (General Editor), to present the contents of Indian philosophical texts to a wider public than has hitherto been possible. It attempts to provide a definitive summary of current knowledge about each of the systems of classical Indian philosophy. Each volumes consists of an extended analytical essay together with summaries of every ...
Papers presented at the International Seminar 'Logic and Belief in Indian Philosophy : the Impact of Indian Thought in Asia and Europe', held at Bialowierza during 30 April to 5 May 2006.
"The Nyayavatara is one of the first serious Jaina treatises on epistemology. It has been for long erroneously ascribed by tradition to Siddhasena Divakara, but now it seems certain that its author is a certain Siddhasena Mahamati, who lived circa 710/720-770/780. He enters into polemics with other--mostly Buddhist--epistemological schools and endeavours to establish a Jaina epistemological tradition of its own. Despite its importance, the work is rather ...
The present collection of Essays in Jaina Philosophy and Religion contains contributions of world-acclaimed scholars in Jaina Studies. Each of the four main sections of the present volume pertains to an important aspect within Jaina Studies: Philosophy, with emphasis on epistemology and the theory of the multiplexity of reality (anekanta-vada); the origins and historical development of Jainism with special consideration of its relation to Buddhism and Ajivikism; ...
It is a collection of essays in disciplines that are vital to the understanding of multiple approaches to reality in India. The issues discussed in the collection pertain to various aspects of Indian culture. Analysis of the Vedic pantheon is juxtaposed with comparative approaches to Indian mythology. Examination of different historical and textual layers of Vedic exegeses is enriched by reflection on Sanskrit epics and Puranas. Insightful pursuance of various ...