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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822057803321

Titolo

Understanding Schopenhauer through the prism of Indian culture : philosophy, religion, and Sanskrit literature / / edited by Arati Barua, Michael Gerhard and Matthias Kossler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter, c2013

ISBN

3-11-027158-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BaruaArati

GerhardMichael

KosslerMatthias <1960->

Disciplina

193

Soggetti

Philosophy, Indic

Sanskrit literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Contents -- Introduction -- (I) Understanding -- Philosophizing Under the Influence - Schopenhauer's Indian Thought / Zöller, Günter -- The Upaniṣads - Schopenhauer's Solace of Life and Death / Jha, Ram Nath -- Suspected of Buddhism -Śaṅkara Dārāṣekoh and Schopenhauer / Gerhard, Michael -- "The Ancient Rhapsodies of Truth" - Arthur Schopenhauer, Friedrich Max Müller and the Hermeneutics / Regehly, Thomas -- (II) Philosophemes -- The Overcoming of the Individual in Schopenhauer's Ethics of Compassion, Illustrated by the Sanskrit Formula of the 'tat tvam asi' / Ruffing, Margit -- The Relationship between Will and Intellect in Schopenhauer with Particular Regard to His Use of the Expression "Veil of māyā" / Koßler, Matthias -- The Indian Context of Schopenhauer's 'Holy Man' or 'Beautifu Soul' / Gupta, Raj Kumar -- All Is Suffering - Reexamining the Logic of 'Indian Pessimism' / Barua, Ankur -- The Denial of the Will-to-Live in Schopenhauer's World and His Association between Buddhist and Christian Saints / Lemanski, Jens -- (III) Philosophers -- Transcending Egoism through Moral Praxis - Schopenhauer and Vivekānanda / Sarin, Indu -- Schopenhauer, Wittgenstein and Indian Philosophy: Some Forgotten Linkages / Pradhan, Ramesh Chandra -- (IV) Literature -- Schopenhauer and



Tagore on the Key to Dreamland / Ray, Sitansu -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Arthur Schopenhauer was the first Western thinker who incorporated thoughts of the Upanishads in his own philosophy. His appreciation for Indian philosophy and culture is quite well known. Presently serious research work is going on in different disciplines in different academic institutions and universities in the West to examine the influence of Indian philosophy and culture in the philosophical thinking of Germany, particularly in relation to Arthur Schopenhauer and vice versa. This book provides a common platform for interaction to the scholars from East and West to express their views on the link between Eastern and Western philosophy. It significantly contributes to a better understanding not only of the connection between Schopenhauer and Indian philosophical systems but also of the increasing interest in this relation. The book includes papers of eminent scholars. The papers shed new light on the relationship between Schopenhauer's philosophy and the different aspects of Indian philosophy and culture, and thus offer a rich source of research material.