The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Epistemology and Metaphysics

The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Epistemology and Metaphysics introduces the reader to new perspectives on Indian philosophy based on historical research within the last 20 years.

Concentrating on topics such as perception, inference, skepticism, consciousness, self, mind, and universals, some of the most notable scholars working in classical Indian philosophy today examine core epistemological and metaphysical issues. Philosophical theories and arguments from a comprehensive range of Indian philosophical traditions (including the Nyaya, Saiva, Jain, Buddhist, materialist and skeptical traditions, as well as some 20th century thought) are covered. The contributors to this volume approach the topics from both a philosophical and a historical perspective. They demonstrate the importance of the subject matter for an understanding of Indian thought in general and they highlight its wider philosophical significance.

By developing an appreciation of classical Indian philosophy in its own terms, set against the background of its unique assumptions and historical and cultural development, The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Epistemology and Metaphysics is an invaluable guide to the current state of scholarship on Indian philosophy. It is a timely and much-needed reference resource, the first of its kind.

Joerg Tuske is Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at Salisbury University, USA.

Introduction, Joerg Tuske, Associate Professor of Philosophy(Salisbury University, USA)
Part I: Knowledge,Skepticism and Conciousness
1.Mind and Consciousness in Buddhist Philosophy, Birgit Kellner, Professor of Buddhist Studies(University of Heidelberg, Germany)
2. Jayarasi and the Skeptical tradition, Eli Franco, Professor of Indian Philosophy (Institute for Indology and Central Asian Studies, University of Leipzig, Germany)
3. Perception and the creativity of consciousness, Isabelle Ratié (Institute for Indology and Central Asian Studies, University of Leipzig, Germany)
Part II: Mind, Will and Self
4. Buddhist-Brahmanical Debate, Alex Watson, Preceptor in Sanskrit(South Asian Studies, HarvardUniversity, USA)
5. Nyaya, Douglas Berger, Associate Professor (Indian, Chinese and Cross-Cultural Philosophy, Southern Illinois University, USA)
6. Freewill in Indian philosophy, Joerg Tuske, Associate Professor of Philosophy (Salisbury University, USA)
Part III: Language and Meaning
7. Issues in philosophy of language Buddhist epistemological school, Pascale Hugon, Research Fellow(Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria)
8. Early Indian Theories of Meaning, Roy Tzohar, Assistant Professor and Head of the Indian Studies Track (Department of East Asian Studies, Tel Aviv University, Israel)
Part IV: Metaphysics and Epistemology in selected schools in Indian Philosophy
9.Mimasa, John Taber, Professor of Philosophy (University of New Mexico, USA)
10.Sakhya, Ferenc Ruzsa, Associate Professor of Philosophy (ELTE University, Budapest, Hungary)
11.Vissia Advaita Vedanta, Marcus Schmücker (Institute for the Culturaland Intellectual History of Asia, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna,Austria)
12.12th/13th century Vishishta Advaita thinkers, Lawrence McCrea, Associate Professor of Sanskrit Studies(Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University, USA)
13. Kashmir Shaivism, John William Nemec, Associate Professor of Philosophy (Religious Studies, University of Virginia, USA)
14.Non-dualist Saivism, Raffaele Torella, Chair of Sanskrit (Università di Roma 'La Sapienza', Italy)
15.Pracina-nyaya,, Claus Oetke, Professor (Division of South and Central Asian Studies, Department of Oriental Languages, Stockholm University, Sweden)
16. Jainism,Piotr Balcerowicz, Professor of Indian Philosophy (Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland)
17.Madhyamaka, Jan Westerhoff, Lecturer in Philosophy (Durham University, UK)
18. Buddhist Abhidharma, Zhihua Yao, Associate Professor of Philosophy (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Bibliography
Index