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Indian thought is well known for diverse philosophical and contemplative excursions into the nature of selfhood. Led by Buddhists and the yoga traditions of Hinduism and Jainism, Indian thinkers have engaged in a rigorous analysis and reconceptualization of our common notion of self. Less understood is the way in which such theories of self intersect with issues involving agency and free will; yet such intersections are profoundly important, as all major schools of Indian thought recognize that moral goodness and religious fulfillment depend on the proper understanding of personal agency. Moreover, their individual conceptions of agency and freedom are typically nodes by which an entire school's epistemological, ethical, and metaphysical perspectives come together as a systematic whole. Free Will, Agency, and Selfhood in Indian Philosophy explores the contours of this issue, from the perspectives of the major schools of Indian thought. With new essays by leading specialists in each field, this volume provides rigorous analysis of the network of issues surrounding agency and freedom as developed within Indian thought.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Philosophy Non-Western philosophy

• Full title: Free Will, Agency, and Selfhood in Indian Philosophy
• Author: Matthew R. Dasti, Edwin F. Bryant
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 336
• EAN: 9780199922734
• ISBN: 019992273X
• ID: 04536710
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Weight: 610 g
• Dimensions: 165 × 243 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 23. January 2014

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