Classical Indian Philosophy of Mind

Kisor Kumar Chakrabarti is the Forrest S. and Jean B. Williams Professor, Ferrum College. He is the author of The Logic of Gotama and Definition and Induction.

• (Abridged) PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1. Introduction2. Understanding Nyaya-Vaisesika Dualism3. Cognition4. Other Internal States5. The Existence and Permanence of the Self6. The Self as a Substance7. The Self and the External Sense Organs8. The Self and the Inner Sense9. The Self and the Body10. Miscellaneous Arguments11. A Nyaya Causal Proof of the Existence of God12. The Samkhya View and the Nyaya Critique13. The Advaita View and the Nyaya Critique14. ConclusionAppendix: An Annotated Translation of AtmatattvavivekaNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

"This is, in many respects, an absolutely fascinating book. It presents the views of a major Indian school of philosophy in a clear and compelling way. The views on mind, or self, and body are explained in a way that makes it easy for a student of Western philosophy to understand and appreciate them. The Indian views are interesting in themselves and quite pertinent to Western philosophy, including contemporary discussions of mind and cognition."– John Kearns, author of Reconceiving Experience: A Solution to a Problem Inherited from Descartes"The author is evidently extremely knowledgeable about both Indian and Western philosophy. This comes out in a number of brilliant discussions of aspects of Western thought, both contemporary and classical, that he finds relevant to positions taken and analyses proffered by Nyaya-Vaisesika thinkers. Chakrabarti is especially brilliant in his expositions of facets of Nyaya-Vaisesika philosophy." - Karl H. Potter, University of Washington.