{"product_id":"indian-philosophers-and-postmodern-thinkers-dialogues-on-margins-of-culture-ide503","title":"Indian Philosophers and Postmodern Thinkers: Dialogues on the Margins of Culture","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eItem Code:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eIDE503\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/book-author\/carl%20olson\/\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Carl Olson\"\u003eCarl Olson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/book-publisher\/oxford%20university%20press%20new%20delhi\/\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Oxford University Press, New Delhi\"\u003eOxford University Press, New Delhi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e2002\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e0195653904\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e346\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eOther Details\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-dimensions\"\u003e8.8\" X 5.7\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\" style=\"max-height: 63rem; overflow-y: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom the Jacket:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e This thought-provoking study is a welcome addition to the discipline of comparative philosophy. In a unique scholarly under-taking, Classical as well as contemporary Indian Philosophies and their authors engage in a hermeneutical dialogue with western postmodernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The book takes as its central theme the cornerstone of postmodern thought: its attack on rationalist and representation. I modes of thinking, and its radical questioning of the place of reason in philosophy. The theme is informed and developed through a cross-cultural exchange on a number of subjects. These range from desire, suffering, abjection, and death to the nature of being and the self, and the nature of language and writing. Thus, on the subject of desire for example, the Upanisads and Nikaya Buddhism come into contact with Deleuze and Guattari, while the discussion of language and writing sets Derrida against early Buddhism and Abhinavagupta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Carl Olson brings a variety of thinkers and divergent traditions of thought into a lucid, penetrating debate, which serves to remind us that classical Indian philosophy is not a dead cultural artifact, but has enduring intellectual value. A significant contribution to the field of comparative philosophy in India and abroad, this book will be read with great interest by students and scholars of philosophy, as well as the general reader interested in Indian and Western thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Carl Olson is Professor of Religious Studies at Allegheny College, Philadelphia, USA. He is the author of numerous books including \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Play of Kali: An Interpretive Study of Ramakrishna\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) and \u003ci\u003eThe Indian Renouncer and Postmodern Poison: A Cross Cultural Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e (1997).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"7\"\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e1.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBEGINNINGS AND MARGINS\u003cbr\u003e Comparative Philosophy, Dialogue, and Margins \u003ci\u003e2\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eRecent Approaches to Comparative Philosophy \u003ci\u003e11\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe Challenge of Orientalism \u003ci\u003e15\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eIndian Philosophers and Postmodern Thinkers \u003ci\u003e24\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e2.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLANGUAGE AND WRITING\u003cbr\u003e Nikaya Buddhism and Derrida \u003ci\u003e35\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eSankara and \u003ca href=\"\/book\/details\/encyclopedia-of-indian-philosophies-volume-iii-advaita-vedanta-up-to-samkara-and-his-pupils-IDF189\/\"\u003eAdvaita Vedanta\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ci\u003e39\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eRamanuja and Visistadvaita \u003ci\u003e46\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAbhinavagupta and Kashmir Saivism \u003ci\u003e51\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe Liberating Power of the Mantra \u003ci\u003e56\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eWriting \u003ci\u003e59\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eConcluding Remarks \u003ci\u003e64\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e3.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDESIRE\u003cbr\u003e Desire, the \u003ci\u003eUpanisads\u003c\/i\u003e, and Anti-Oedipus \u003ci\u003e78\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eNikaya Buddhism and Schizoanalysis \u003ci\u003e83\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eSankara and Lacan \u003ci\u003e89\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAbhinavagupta and Desire Transformed \u003ci\u003e93\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eLevinas, Aurobindo, and Radhakrishnan \u003ci\u003e97\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eConcluding Remarks \u003ci\u003e100\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e75\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e4.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSUFFERING, ABJECTION AND DEATH\u003cbr\u003e Suffering and Nikaya Buddhism \u003ci\u003e112\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAbjection \u003ci\u003e117\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eSuffering and Abjection \u003ci\u003e121\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe Abyss of Death \u003ci\u003e125\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eSuffering and Eroticism \u003ci\u003e130\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eConcluding Remarks \u003ci\u003e135\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e110\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e5.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTHE DISAPPEARING SELF\u003cbr\u003e Whatever Happened to the Self? \u003ci\u003e143\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eSelf and Body \u003ci\u003e149\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eOtherwise Than Non-Self \u003ci\u003e154\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eDifference and Presence \u003ci\u003e160\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eIdentity and Self-Recognition \u003ci\u003e165\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eConcluding Remarks \u003ci\u003e168\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e142\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e6.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDIFFERENCE AND IDENTITY\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDifferance\u003c\/i\u003e and Difference \u003ci\u003e182\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBrahman and Identity \u003ci\u003e190\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe Living God and the Death of God \u003ci\u003e192\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePure Consciousness and Infinity \u003ci\u003e197\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eTraces of God \u003ci\u003e200\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eDifference and Identity \u003ci\u003e206\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e180\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e7.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eONTOLOGY AND ALTERITY\u003cbr\u003e Existence and Existent \u003ci\u003e220\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePresence and Trace \u003ci\u003e224\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe Face of Alterity \u003ci\u003e227\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBeing and Alterity \u003ci\u003e231\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eConcluding Remarks \u003ci\u003e234\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e215\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e8.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRATIONALITY AND MADNESS\u003cbr\u003e The Principle of Reason \u003ci\u003e248\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eReason and Scepticism \u003ci\u003e253\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe Embrace of Dionysus \u003ci\u003e259\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eConcluding Remarks \u003ci\u003e265\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e243\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e9.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eENDINGS\u003cbr\u003e A Dialogical Retrospective \u003ci\u003e273\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eTruth, Meaning, and the Real \u003ci\u003e282\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePostmodernism and Nihilism \u003ci\u003e287\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eWhen the End Is Not an Ending \u003ci\u003e291\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e297\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e321\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Occultnthings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44619361026349,"sku":"IDE503","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2094\/2117\/products\/indian_philosophers_and_postmodern_thinkers_dialogues_ide503.jpg?v=1677758087","url":"https:\/\/occultnthings.com\/products\/indian-philosophers-and-postmodern-thinkers-dialogues-on-margins-of-culture-ide503","provider":"Occult-N-Things","version":"1.0","type":"link"}