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The Disinterested Witness: A Fragment of Advaita Vedanta Phenomenology
Contributor(s): Gupta, Bina (Author)
ISBN: 0810115654     ISBN-13: 9780810115651
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
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Published: June 1998
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Annotation: The Disinterested Witness is a detailed, contextual, and interpretive study of the concept of saksin (or that which directly or immediately perceives) in Advaita Vedanta, and a fascinating and significant comparison of the philosophies of the East and West. Central to its topic is its comparison of the Advaita notion of witness-consciousness with similar notions in Western phenomenology.

Gupta explores the phenomenological relevance of the concept of saksin in Indian philosophy, while at the same time demonstrating that the notion of witness-consciousness is essential for any sound theory of knowledge. Addressing a wide range of epistemological issues and dilemmas, as well as the perceived commonalities and differences between Eastern and Western philosophy, The Disinterested Witness is a major contribution to comparative philosophy, and forms a vantage point for cross-cultural comparison.
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Movements - Existentialism
- Philosophy | Reference
- Philosophy | Eastern
Dewey: 181.482
LCCN: 98-05545
Series: Northwestern University Studies in Phenomenology and Existen
Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6" W x 8.97" (0.86 lbs) 236 pages
 
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The Disinterested Witness is a detailed, contextual, and interpretive study of the concept of saksin (or that which directly or immediately perceives) in Advaita Vedanta, and a fascinating and significant comparison of the philosophies of the East and West. Addressing a wide range of epistemological dilemmas, as well as perceived commonalities and differences between Eastern and Western philosophy, it is a major contribution to comparative philosophy and forms a vantage point for cross-cultural comparison.