Reason and tradition in Indian thought : an essay on the nature of Indian philosophical thinking

in This Book, Mohanty Develops A New Interpretation Of The Nature Of Indian Philosophical Thinking. Using The Original Sanskrit Sources, He Examines The Concepts Of Consciousness And Subjectivity, Theories Of Language And Logic, And Meaning And Truth, And Explicates The Concept Of Theoretical Rationality Which Underlies The Indian Philosophies. Mohanty Brings To Bear Insights From Modern Western Analytical And Phenomenological Philosophies, Not So Much For Comparative Purposes, But Rather To Interpret Indian Thinking And To Highlight Its Distinctive Features. "In this book, Professor Mohanty develops a new interpretation of the nature of Indian philosophical thinking. Using the original Sanskrit sources, he examines the concepts of consciousness and subjectivity, and the theories of meaning and truth, and explicates the concept of theoretical rationality which underlies the Indian philosophies. The author brings to bear insights from modern Western analytical and phenomenological philosophies, not with a view to instituting direct comparisons, but in order to interpret Indian thinking. In doing so, he highlights some of its very distinctive features."--BOOK JACKET. Explores Indian thinking through the fundamental concepts which underlie it. Concepts discussed include consciousness and subjectivity, language and meaning, and logic and truth. To aid interpretation, insights from modern Western analytical and phenomenological philosophies are brought to bear.