1st Edition
A Hindu Critique of Buddhist Epistemology Kumarila on Perception: The 'Determination of Perception' Chapter of Kumarila Bhatta's Slokavarttika - Translation and Commentary
By John Taber
Copyright 2005
284 Pages
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Routledge
284 Pages
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Routledge
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This is a translation of the chapter on perception of Kumarilabhatta's magnum opus, the Slokavarttika , one of the central texts of the Hindu response to the criticism of the logical-epistemological school of Buddhist thought. In an extensive commentary, the author explains the course of the argument from verse to verse and alludes to other theories of classical Indian philosophy and other... Read more
Preface Introduction 'The Determination of Perception' (PratyakOapariccheda): Text and Commentary Part 1 Part 2 The Sanskrit Text of the PratyakOapariccheda References Index
Biography
John Taber is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico, where he teaches courses in Asian thought and continental philosophy. His research has focussed on the history of Indian philosophy, especially logic, epistemology, and metaphysics during the classical period, 500-1200 C.E. He is also the author of Transformative Philosophy: a Study of Sankara, Fichte, and Heidegger.
