Table of Contents

(Abridged) Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Understanding Nyaya-Vaisesika Dualism 3. Cognition 4. Other Internal States 5. The Existence and Permanence of the Self 6. The Self as a Substance 7. The Self and the External Sense Organs 8. The Self and the Inner Sense 9. The Self and the Body 10. Miscellaneous Arguments 11. A Nyaya Causal Proof of the Existence of God 12. The Samkhya View and the Nyaya Critique 13. The Advaita View and the Nyaya Critique 14. Conclusion Appendix: An Annotated Translation of Atmatattvaviveka Notes Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

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.

Reviews

"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.