History of Philosophy, Eastern and Western - Volume I

History of Philosophy, Eastern and Western - Volume 1......Page 1
Preface......Page 5
Contents......Page 9
Introduction......Page 13
Part I. The Background of Indian Thought......Page 29
1. Pre-Vedic Elements in Indian Thought......Page 31
2. The Vedas......Page 40
3. The Upanisads......Page 55
A. The Ramayana......Page 75
B. Mahabharata......Page 85
5. Manu and Kautilya (Social and Political Thought)......Page 107
6. The Visnu and the Bhagavata Puranas......Page 120
7. The Carvaka Philosophy (Materialism)......Page 131
8. The Jain a Philosophy......Page 139
A. Early Buddhism......Page 152
B. Historical Introduction to the Indian Schools of Buddhism......Page 173
C. The Metaphysical Schools of Buddhism......Page 190
A. Early Nyaya-Vaisesika......Page 219
B. Later Nyaya-Vaisesika......Page 231
11. The Samkhya-Yoga......Page 242
12. The Purva-Mimamsa......Page 258
A. Samkara......Page 272
B. Post-Samkara......Page 287
A. Ramanuja (Visistadvaita)......Page 305
B. Madhva (Dvaita)......Page 322
C. Nimbarka (Dvaitadvaita)......Page 338
D. Vallabha (Suddhadvaita)......Page 347
E. Caitanya (Acintya-Bhedabheda)......Page 358
A. Saiva-Siddhinta......Page 369
B. Kasmira Saivaism......Page 381
C. Vira-Saivaism......Page 393
D. Sakta Philosophy......Page 401
Part III. Some Other Developments of Indian Thought......Page 429
A. Mathematics......Page 431
B. Other Sciences......Page 458
17. Indian Aesthetics......Page 472
18. Growth of Islamic Thought in India......Page 488
19. Sikh Philosophy......Page 515
20. Contemporary Indian Thought......Page 526
Part IV. Chinese and Japanese Thought......Page 547
21. General Characteristics of Chinese Thought......Page 549
22. Confucianism and Taoism......Page 562
23. Indian Influence on Chinese Thought......Page 573
24. The Ten Schools of Chinese Buddhism......Page 590
25. Japanese Thought......Page 596
Index......Page 607