India and the unthinkable : backwaters collective on metaphysics and politics /

A remarkable but little commented on feature of the various discourses on India circulating today is the near total absence of its metaphysical heritage as a source of illumination into our contemporary condition. The central claim of this book is that this heritage has an autonomy of its own that i...

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Weitere Titel:
Backwaters collective on metaphysics and politics
Hauptverfasser:
Lal, Vinay, Rajan, Roby
Weitere Verfasser:
Lal, Vinay (HerausgeberIn), Rajan, Roby (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
A remarkable but little commented on feature of the various discourses on India circulating today is the near total absence of its metaphysical heritage as a source of illumination into our contemporary condition. The central claim of this book is that this heritage has an autonomy of its own that is not subsumable under any other purportedly larger concept; and that furthermore, if we ever hope to break out of our thralldom to the reigning hegemonic - but rather bankrupt - vision of humanity's future, we must squarely confront the full consequences of this fateful evasion of the heritage.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xlvii, 228 pages)
Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-908756-3
Schlagworte:
Metaphysics > Political aspects > India.
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