The Ethical Philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita

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Gita is taken to be containing the essence of all the Upanisads which, in turn, reflect the gist of the Indian thinking.  In short, moral thinking by Indian philosophers has culminated in the teachings of the Gita which is both a Yoga-sastra and a Brahmavidya.  While Yoga-sastra means sastra containing ethical teachings, Brahmavidya is the sastra of metaphysical thoughts.  In this work, the author has discussed the central concepts enumerated in the Gita like value, desire, pleasure, obligation, conflicts etc. in normative as well as in analytical ways.  It is interesting to note how Indian thinkers anticipated the contemporary issues centering moral philosophy and how they solved these though in a peculiar language which does not distinguish morality either from religion or metaphysics.  To appreciate a classic like the Gita, it is necessary to see its doctrines and theories as reflecting contemporary issues and contemporary philosophical thinking.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Deepa Padhi

Deepa Padhi (nee Surama Rath) obtained her Master's degree in 1971 in Philosophy from Utkal University. As a fellow of the University Grants Commission she did her Ph.D. in the same subject. She was in Oxford University during 1991-92 to participate in various academic programmes pertaining to her subject. A prolific writer in philosophy and literature she has published a number of essays, short stories and poems both in her mother tongue Oriya and English. She teaches logic and philosophy in Rama Devi Women's College in Bhubaneshwar, Orissa.

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Title
The Ethical Philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8185824096
Length
xx+247p.
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