Classical Indian ethical thought: A philosophy study of Hindu, Jaina and Bauddha morals/

Tiwari, Kedar Nath

Classical Indian ethical thought: A philosophy study of Hindu, Jaina and Bauddha morals/ Kedar Nath Tiwari - 2nd ed. - Varanasi: Motilal Banarsidas, 2007. - 172 p.

Chapter I: Indian Concept of Morality
1. Morality as Distinguished from Non-morality
2. Morality as Distinguished from Immorality
Chapter II: Sources of Moral Ideas and Beliefs
1. Scriptures
2. Path Trod by Great People
3. The Voice of Conscience
4. Reason
5. Conclusion
Chapter III: Object of Moral Evaluation
1. The Problem
2. The Vedic View
3. TheViewoftheSmrtis
4. The Upanisadic View
5. The Nyaya-VaiSesika View
6. The MTmamsa View
7. The Bauddha and Jaina Views
Chapter IV: Characteristics of Indian Moral System
1. Social and Individual Ethics
2. Spiritualistic Outlook
3. Metaphysical Basis
4. Authority as the Primary Source
5. More Preceptive than Speculative
6. Humanism
7. Moksa as the Ideal of Life
Chapter V: Basic Presuppositions of Morality
1. Freedom
2. The Law of ATflrma
3. Rebirth and Samsara
4. Immortality of the Soul
5. Avidyd
Chapter VI: Development of Mora! Beliefs and Ideas in
Indian Thought
1. TheVedas
2. The Upanisads
3. The Smrtis
4. The Epics (Specially the Mahabharata including
the Bhagavadg'ita)
5. The Systems:
(a) The Nyaya-Vai^esika
(b) The Samkhya Yoga
(c) The MTmamsa
(d) The ^amkara Vedanta
(e) The Ramanuja Vedanta
(f) Buddhism and Jainism
(g) The Carvaka
6. Modem Indian Thought
Chapter VII: Teieological and Deontological Theories
in Indian Ethics
1. Teleology and Deontology: General Introduction
2. The General Character of Indian Ethical System
3. The Nyaya-VaiSesika
4. The MTmamsa
5. The Ramanuja Vedanta
6. The Samkhya and the Advaita Vedanta
7. The Non-orthodox Systems (Carvaka, Buddhism
and Jainism)
Chapter VIII: The Content of Dharma:
Virtues and Duties
1. The Concepts of Virtue and Duty
2. Virtues and Duties in Indian Ethics
(a) The Vedas and the Upanisads
(b) The Dharma-sutras and the Dharma-sastras
(Sadharana Dharmas)
(c) The Nyaya-Vaisesika {Sadharana Dharmas)
(d) The Yoga
(e) The Ramanuja Vedanta
3. Varna^rama Dharmas
4. Buddhism and Jainism
5. A General Estimate
Chapter IX: Dharma and Moksa
1. The Concept of Moksa:
(a) The Vedas, the Upanisads and the Bhagavadgita
(b) The Nyaya-Vai^esika
(c) The Samkhya
(d) The MTmarnsa
(e) The Vedanta (^amkara and Ramanuja)
(f) Buddhism
(g) Jainism
(h) General Remarks
2. The Role of Dharma in Moksa
(a) The Vedas and the Upanisads
(b) The Bhagavadgita
(c) The Nyaya-Vai^esika
(d) The Samkhya
(e) The MTmarnsa
(f) The Samkara Vedanta
(g) The Ramanuja Vedanta
(h) Buddhism
(i) Jainism
3. General Estimate
Chapter X: Ethicai and Other Related Concepts
1. Rta
2. Dharma
3. Karma
4. Niskama Karma
5. Purusartha
6. Freedom and Responsibility
7. Raga and Dvesa
8. Klesa
9. Aicchika and Anaicchika Karmas
10. Sreyah and Preyah (The Good and the Pleasant)
Chapter XI: Justification of Morality in Indian
Thought
1. Question of JustiHcation
2. Two Senses of Justification
3. Justification in Indian Thought

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