Presuppositions of India's Philosophies by Karl.H.Potter

Presuppositions of India's Philosophies

Author(s): Karl H. Potter
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Language: Engish
Total Pages: 288
Available in: Hardbound
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Description

First published in 1963 Presuppositions of India's Philosophies in intended as an introductory text for courses in the philosophical systems of classical Indian thought. A brief account of karma and transmigration is followed by an introduction to Indian ways of assessing arguments. The body of the work canvasses the systems of Nyaya Vaisesika, Buddhism, Jainism, Samkhya and Advaita Vedanta.

Review(s)

The book under review is Karl H. Potter's own brave exercise in expounding the presuppositions of India's philosophies in their impressive standing as philosophies and their scholarly foundations in more than merely impressive exercise in logic and intell

About the Author:

Karl H. Potter is professor of Philosophy and South Asian Studies at the University of Washington is Seattle, and is General Editor of the Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies. Series containing 28 volumes.