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Bronkhorst, Johannes, 1946-

Language and reality on an episode in Indian thought / [electronic resource] : by Johannes Bronkhorst ; translated from the French by Michael S. Allen and Rajam Raghunathan. - Rev. and with a new appendix. - Boston : Brill, 2011. - xiii, 170 p. - Brill's Indological library, v. 36 0925-2916 ; . - Brill's Indological library ; v. 36. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Aim of the lectures -- Early Brahmanical literature -- Panini's grammar -- A passage from the Chandogya Upanisad -- The structures of languages -- The Buddhist contribution -- Vaisesika and language -- Verbal knowledge -- The contradictions of Nagarjuna -- The reactions of other thinkers -- Sarvastivada Samkhya -- The Agamasastra of Gaudapada -- Sankara -- Kashmiri Saivism -- Jainism -- Early Vaisesika -- Critiques of the existence of a thing before its arising -- Nyaya -- Mimamsa -- The Abhidharmakosa bhasya of Vasubandhu -- The Abhidharmasamuccaya of Asanga and its bhasya -- Bhartrhari -- The problem of negation -- Dignaga and verbal knowledge -- The Bodhisattvabhumi -- Prajnakaragupta -- Indian thinkers and the correspondence principle -- Appendix. The Mahaprajnaparamitasastra and the Samkhya tanmatras.


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Rev. and updated English ed. of: Langage et r�ealit�e : sur un �episode de la pens�ee indienne.






Philosophy, Indic--History.
Language and languages--Philosophy--History.
Reference (Philosophy)--History.
Reality--History.


Electronic books.

B132.S4 / B7613 2011eb

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