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BOOK REVIEWS Ganeri, Jonardon, Philosophy in Classical India. The proper Work of Reason . London – New York: Routledge 2001, pp. VI, 207. ISBN 0-415- 24035-2. £14,99. I The main part of G’s book, which, as the author himself declares, is about “philosophical theory in classical India”, consists of six chapters: 1. “The motive and method of rational inquiry” (pp. 7–41), 2. “Rationality, emptiness and the objective view” (pp. 42–70), 3. “The rational basis of metaphysics” (pp. 71–96), 4. “Reduction, exclusion and rational recon- struction” (pp. 97–127), 5. “Rationality, harmony and perspective” (pp. 128–150), 6. “Reason in equilibrium” (pp. 151–168). Apart from this the book contains an introduction (pp. 1–5), Notes (pp. 169–183), a list of editions and translations of relevant texts plus abbreviations (pp. 184–191), a bibliography (pp. 192–202) and an index (pp. 203–207). Although the titles of the six main chapters do not make it plain, they are dedicated to different schools and philosophical traditions, namely early Ny ¯ aya with some references to the epics ( Mah ¯ abh ¯ arata and R ¯ am ¯ ayan . a ), the book of Manu, the Artha´s ¯ astra and the Carakasa ˙ mhit ¯ a
Indo-Iranian Journal – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2003
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