Philosophy in Classical India

An Introduction and Analysis

By: Jonardon Ganeri

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Bringing the analytical approach of modern philosophy to bear upon the literature of ancient and classical India, Jonardon Ganeri here explains and explores the central methods, concepts and devices of a rich and sophisticated philosophical tradition. Original in content and approach, Philosophy in Classical India focuses on the rational principles of Indian philosophical theory, rather than the mysticism more usually associated with it. Ganeri asks what are the philosophical projects of a number of major Indian philosophers and what are the methods of rational inquiry deployed in pursuit of those projects. In so doing, he illuminates a network of mutual reference and criticism, influence and response, in which reason is simultaneously used constructively and to call itself into question. This fresh perspective on classical Indian thought unravels new philosophical paradigms and points towards new applications for the concept of reason.

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'... a brilliant contribution to the study of some of the basic questions of classical Indian Philosophy, and at the same time quite a convincing presentation of new philosophical paradigms ... What is striking in Ganeri's work is the commendable combination of sound grasp of the Sanskrit texts with outstanding interpretive skills. There is no doubt that the book will be acknowledged as a pathfinder in the interpretation of classical Indian Philosophy.' - John Vattanky, De Nobili College, India, Nagoya Studies in Indian Culture and Buddhism

'Excellent, just what we need right at this moment.' - Arindam Chakrabarti, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Introduction	p. 1
The motive and method of rational inquiry	p. 7
Early recognition of a 'practice of reason'	p. 7
Rationality in the Nyayasutra	p. 10
Rationality and the ends of life	p. 15
Perception	p. 17
Mind, attention and the soul	p. 22
Rationality and extrapolation	p. 25
Rationality and debate	p. 28
Reason, scripture and testimony	p. 35
Reason's checks and balances	p. 37
Rationality, emptiness and the objective view	p. 42
Thought and reality	p. 42
Emptiness and the objective view	p. 43
Rationality in Madhyamaka	p. 47
On causation	p. 51
The impossibility of proof	p. 58
A new paradox of motion	p. 63
Self-refutation	p. 66
The rational basis of metaphysics	p. 71
Order in nature	p. 71
The categorial hierarchy	p. 72
The structure of the world	p. 77
The taxonomy of natural kinds	p. 79
Absence as a type of entity	p. 82
Higher-order absence	p. 85
Navya-Nyaya logic	p. 89
Number	p. 91
Reduction, exclusion and rational reconstruction	p. 97
How to practice poverty in metaphysics	p. 97
A skeletal ontology	p. 98
Marking and similarity	p. 100
The role of language in conceptual construction	p. 104
The exclusion theory of meaning	p. 106
Sentence meaning	p. 111
Conditions on rational extrapolation	p. 114
Reasoning from specifics	p. 118
Are reason-target relations law-like?	p. 121
The problem of grounding	p. 123
Rationality, harmony and perspective	p. 128
A rationality of reconciliation	p. 128
The many-sided nature of things	p. 128
Disagreement defused	p. 130
The epistemology of perspective	p. 134
The logic of assertion	p. 137
Assertion and the unassertible	p. 141
The mark of a good reason	p. 144
Integration and complete knowledge	p. 147
Reason in equilibrium	p. 151
Reason and the management of doubt	p. 151
The burden of proof	p. 153
Criteria for rational rejection	p. 155
Supposition and pretence	p. 158
A new doxastic ascent	p. 159
Epistemic equilibrium	p. 162
Notes	p. 169
Texts	p. 184
Bibliography	p. 192
Index	p. 203
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