Indian Philosophy : A Very Short Introduction, Paperback by Hamilton, Sue, Us...

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Publication Year: 2001 Format: Uk-Trade Paper Author: Sue Hamilton Illustrator: Yes width: 4.4 in Item Height: 0.4 in Item Width: 4.4 in Number of Pages: 176 Pages height: 0.4 in Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Item Length: 7 in Book Series: Very Short Introductions Ser. Language: English Item Weight: 4.8 Oz Book Title: Indian Philosophy : a Very Short Introduction Topic: Religious, Hinduism / General, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Eastern Genre: Religion, Philosophy ISBN: 9780192853745

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Indian Philosophy : A Very Short Introduction, Paperback by Hamilton, Sue, Us.... Until recently it was widely believed that India is 'mystical' and the West is 'rational', and many still hold this view. But in fact Indian thought has a strong tradition of rationality, as this Very Short Introduction explains. Indian Philosophy : A Very Short Introduction, Paperback by Hamilton, Sue, ISBN 0192853740, ISBN-13 9780192853745, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US Until recently it was widely believed that India is 'mystical' and the West is 'rational', and many still hold this view. But in fact Indian thought has a strong tradition of rationality, as this Very Short Introduction explains. Starting with the very beginnings of philosophizing in India, Sue Hamilton shows how and why philosophical debate developed, flourished, and proliferated into a variety of schools of thought. In highlighting its key features, she draws the reader into the world of 'classical' Indian philosophy, illustrating the different ways in which the great Indian thinkers interpreted and sought to understand the nature of reality.