| Language and Reality: On an Episode in Indian Thought Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bronkhorst (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004204350 ISBN-13: 9789004204355 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $138.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Eastern - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 181.4 |
| LCCN: 2011006922 |
| Series: Brill's Indological Library |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.5" W x 9.5" (0.90 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For a number of centuries Indian philosophers of all persuasions were convinced that there was a particularly close connection between language and reality, also, or even primarily, between sentences and the situations they describe. This shared conviction was responsible for a perceived problem. Different currents in Indian philosophy can be understood as different attempts to solve this problem; these include the satkāryavāda of the Sāṃkhyas, the anekāntavāda of the Jainas, the śūnyavāda of the Buddhists, and many others. By bringing to light the shared problem underlying almost all schools of Indian philosophy, this book shows the interconnectedness of currents that had hitherto been thought of as quite independent of each other. |