03912nam 2200721 a 450 991045487910332120200520144314.01-282-79633-X97866127963330-231-51159-010.7312/bide14024(CKB)1000000000772118(EBL)908438(OCoLC)826476191(SSID)ssj0000435110(PQKBManifestationID)12183464(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000435110(PQKBWorkID)10403243(PQKB)11076849(MiAaPQ)EBC908438(DE-B1597)458659(OCoLC)680628279(OCoLC)979969422(DE-B1597)9780231511599(Au-PeEL)EBL908438(CaPaEBR)ebr10419556(CaONFJC)MIL279633(EXLCZ)99100000000077211820070719d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCrossing horizons[electronic resource] world, self, and language in Indian and Western thought /Shlomo Biderman ; translated by Ornan RotemNew York Columbia University Pressc20081 online resource (369 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-231-14024-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-346) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Far and Beyond -- 2. Transcendence in two cultures -- 3. My-Self -- 4.No-Self -- 5. "It's All in the Mind" -- Notes -- Bibliographical Notes -- IndexIn this book, Shlomo Biderman examines the views, outlooks, and attitudes of two distinct cultures: the West and classical India. He turns to a rich and varied collection of primary sources: the Rg Veda, the Upanishads, and texts by the Buddhist philosophers Någårjuna and Vasubandhu, among others. In studying the West, Biderman considers the Bible and its commentaries, the writings of such philosophers as Plato, Descartes, Berkeley, Kant, and Derrida, and the literature of Kafka, Melville, and Orwell. Additional sources are Mozart's Don Giovanni and seminal films like Ingmar Bergman's Persona.Biderman uses concrete examples from religion and literature to illustrate the formal aspects of the philosophical problems of transcendence, language, selfhood, and the external world and then demonstrates their plausibility in actual situations. Though his method of analysis is comparative, Biderman does not adopt the disinterested stance of an "ideal" spectator. Rather, Biderman approaches ancient Indian thought and culture from a Western philosophical standpoint to uncover cultural presuppositions that can be difficult to expose from within the culture in question. The result is a fascinating landmark in the study of Indian and Western thought. Through his comparative prism, Biderman explores the most basic ideas underlying human culture, and his investigation not only sheds light on India's philosophical traditions but also facilitates a deeper understanding of our own.Philosophy, ComparativePhilosophy, IndicSelf (Philosophy)Transcendence (Philosophy)Language and languagesPhilosophyElectronic books.Philosophy, Comparative.Philosophy, Indic.Self (Philosophy)Transcendence (Philosophy)Language and languagesPhilosophy.181/.4Biderman Shlomo925473Rotem Ornan1037245MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454879103321Crossing horizons2458080UNINA