Hinduism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation (Investigating Philosophy of Religion)

Hinduism- Front Cover
Hinduism
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
	Our topic: Hinduism the religion
	Myths of the substance of religion
	The categorical origins of ‘religion’
	What is philosophy?
	Looking ahead
	Notes
	References
Chapter 2: Hinduism and the limits of interpretation
	Introduction
	Western imperialism and non-western philosophy
	Hinduism: a class of its own
	Objections
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
Chapter 3: Bhakti: The fourth moral theory
	Introduction
	Moral theory
	Hinduism as moral philosophy with a South Asian twist
	Objections
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 4: Logic: The nectar of immortality
	Introduction
	Texts, psychologism and the problem of logic
	What is the story about?
	Reading philosophy
	Objections
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
Chapter 5: Subcontinent Dharma, the global alt-right, and the
philosophy of thought
	Introduction
	Earth and taking off to outer space
	Colonialism, nationalism, and anger
	Objections
	Tradition and thinking
	Notes
	References
Chapter 6: Jñāna: Pramāṇa, satya and citta (not: justified,
true, belief)
	Introduction
	Belief and the objectivity of knowledge
	The Mahāvrata-s
	Objections
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 7: Moral standing: Who counts, gods, and the afterlife
	Introduction
	Moral standing East and West
	India: self-governance and duḥkha
	The objectivity of moral standing
	Objections
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 8: Metaphysics: Two truths
	Introduction
	The slippery fact of facts
	Viśiṣṭādvaita Brahman as a representative Hindu account of reality
	Objections
	Conclusion
	Note
	References
Chapter 9: The politics of the Milk Ocean: Mokṣa
	Introduction
	Political philosophy and India
	Mokṣa and power
	Objections
	What about the end of saṃsāra?
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
Chapter 10: Conclusion
	Introduction
	Review
	Representative Hinduism
	Objections
	Conclusion
Index