Classical Indian metaphysics: Refurarions of realism and the emergencies of new logic/
Stephen H Phillips
- Delhi: Motilal Banarsidess Pubs., 1997.
- 391 p.
Chapter One; Early Indian Idealism and Mysticism 1. Early Mysticism 1.1. TheUpanisads 1.2. Yoga 1.3. The Buddha 2. Nagarjuna: Conundra of Thought 3. Systematic Buddhist Idealism (Yogacara) 4. Sahkara and Vedantic Mystical Monism 4.1. Cultural and Textual Background 4.2. The Sublatability Argument 4.3. Sahkara's Attack on Relations 4.4. Advaita Philosophers through Vacaspati MiSra I Chapter Two: Early Systematic Realism 1. The Grammarians and Early Manuals of Debate 2. VaiSesika and Nyaya Literature through Udayana 3. Nyaya-Vai^esika through Udayana 3.1. What'is Real; Theory of "Primitive Types" 3.2. Theory of Cognition and Justification 3.3. Generality 3.4. Definitions in Philosophy 3.5. Theory of Debate , v c 3.6. Rational Theology ,■ :;'a ■ 4. MImamsa (Exegesis) 5. Other Players Pre-Sriharsa Chapter Three: Sriharsa 1. A Philosopher, Poet, and Mystic 2. The Positive Program 2.1. The Self-Illumination, Self-Certification, and Sublation Theses 2.2. "Scripture" (sruti) 2.3. An Ontological Argument for the Absolute, Brahman 2.4. Refutation and Indirect Proof 2.5. Meditation and Mysticism 3. Realism, the Core Problems 3.1. Consciousness and Theory of Justification 3.2. "Truth" and the "Real" (tattva) 3.3. Definitions and Defining Characteristics 3.4. The Attribution Dilemma 3.5. Universals 3.6. Paradoxes of Distinctness {bheda) 3;7. Informal Logic and Debate 4. Advaita and Theistic Voluntarism 5. Sriharsa's Advaita Followers Chapter Four: New Logic 1. Gahge^a and the New School 2. Cognition and Justification 2.1. Indeterminate Awareness 2.2. The Constituents of Determinate Awareness 2.3. Veridicality 2.4. Apperception 3. Ontological Grounds 3.1. Inherence and Self-linkage 3.2. Absences 3.3. Surplus Properties 0 4. Identity and Distinctness I Chapter Five: Annotated Translation of Selected Passages within Selected Texts 1. Sriharsa on Dialectical Reasoning (tarka) 2. Manikantha MiSra's Response 3. GahgeSa on Dialectical Reasoning 4. Sriharsa on Defining Veridical Awareness 5. Gangesa on Defining Veridical Awareness 6. Sriharsa on Distinctness and the Relation Regress 7. GangeSa on Inherence (samavdya) 8. Sahkara MiSra on Relationality and Distinctness 9. Vacaspati MiSra II on Distinctness APPENDIX A; GUIDE TO SANSKRIT PRONUNCIATION APPENDIX B: SANSKRIT GLOSSARY 1. Proper Names 2. Terms APPENDIX C: A CHRONOLOGY OF ANCIENT AND CLASSICAL WORKS AND AUTHORS NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Classical Sanskrit Texts (with Abbreviations) 2. Other Works