Dr Jessica Frazier from the Department of Religious Studies has just had a new edited collection published, entitled Categorisation in Indian Philosophy (Ashgage, 2014), part of the series Dialogues in South Asian Traditions: Religion, Philosophy, Literature and History.
It is by fitting the world into neatly defined boxes that Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain philosophers were able to gain unparalleled insights into the nature of reality, God, language and thought itself. Such categories aimed to encompass the universe, the mind and the divine within an all-encompassing system, from linguistics to epistemology, logic and metaphysics, theology and the nature of reality.
Shedding light on the way in which Indian philosophical traditions crafted an elaborate picture of the world, the book brings Indian thinkers into dialogue with modern philosophy and global concerns. For those interested in philosophical traditions in general, Jessica’s collection aims to establish a foundation for further comparative perspectives on philosophy. For those concerned with the understanding of Indic culture, it provides a platform for the continued renaissance of research into India’s rich philosophical traditions.
For more details, please see the publisher’s webpage for the book here: www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781409446903