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Beginnings Of Philosophy Indi
Richard Gotshalk
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Hardback. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 671.
Philosophy was born in India in the late 8th century, at a crucial but troubled time in the emergence of a civilization which integrated peoples of northern India with contrasting Aryan and Indus Valley heritages. This book begins with a recalling of the extended historical dynamic that culminated in that time. Given the sketch of the historical background and matrix, the book then attempts an exposition of a number of the important Upanisads (the only surviving first-hand records of the earliest Indian philosophy). Richard Gotshalk provides fresh interpretations and translations of the Upanisads, and places his exposition of ... Read more
Philosophy was born in India in the late 8th century, at a crucial but troubled time in the emergence of a civilization which integrated peoples of northern India with contrasting Aryan and Indus Valley heritages. This book begins with a recalling of the extended historical dynamic that culminated in that time. Given the sketch of the historical background and matrix, the book then attempts an exposition of a number of the important Upanisads (the only surviving first-hand records of the earliest Indian philosophy). Richard Gotshalk provides fresh interpretations and translations of the Upanisads, and places his exposition of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761810537
SKU
V9780761810537
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About Richard Gotshalk
Richard Gotshalk was Professor of Philosophy at Pennsylvania State University until his initial retirement in 1977, then taught part-time at the University of Montana until his second retirement in 1995.
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