Padma Purana Pt. 7 (Aitm Vol. 45) Ancient Indian Tradition And Mythology

Padma Purana Pt. 7 (Aitm Vol. 45) Ancient Indian Tradition And Mythology PDF

Author: N.A. Deshpande (tr.)

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Published: 1991-02

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9788120807686

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In The Era of the Individual, the author explores the most saliant feature of post-structuralism: the elimination of the human subject. At the root of this thinking lies the belief that humans cannot know or control their basic natures, a premise that led to Heidegger`s distrust of an individualistic, capitalist modern society and that allied him briefly with Hitler`s National Socialist Party. While acknowledging some of Heidegger`s misgivings toward modernity as legitimate, Renaut argues that it is nevertheless wrong to equate modernity with the triumph of individualism. Here he distinguishes between individualism and subjectivity and, by offering a history of the two, powerfully redirects the course of current thinking away from potentially dangerous, reductionist views of humanity.

Padma Purana Pt. 4 (Aitm Vol. 42) Ancient Indian Tradition And Mythology (Vol. 42)

Padma Purana Pt. 4 (Aitm Vol. 42) Ancient Indian Tradition And Mythology (Vol. 42) PDF

Author: N.A. Deshpande (tr.)

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Published: 1990-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788120806634

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`Emptiness` (sunyata) is a religious/philosophical concept which is central to much of Buddhist thought. It is employed in numerous contexts by different thinkers and schools, with a variety of meanings. A thorough comparative study of the uses and meanings of the notion of emptiness throughout the history of Buddhism was certainly a desideratum, which this present work fulfils. It is an investigation into the philosophy of emptiness as expressed by the second century Indian Buddhist thinker Nagarjuna. Nagarjuna came to be known as the founder of the Madhyamika school, a school which was particularly influential in Tibetan and Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. Nagarjuna`s philosophy of emptiness has famously yielded many diverse and divergent interpretations. This study of Nagarjuna`s philosophy of emptiness has two principal concerns. The first principal concern in this study is to ascertain the possible meaning or meanings of Nagarjuna`s philosophy of emptiness. The second principal concern is with critical analysis. There was a need for an assessment of Nagarjuna`s philosophy. Too few books about Nagarjuna take the crucial step from exposition to evaluation. This study has taken this step. It will be of use and interest to both students/scholars of Buddhism and philosophers.

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