The Philosophy of Mahavira: Path to Liberation through Truth and Nonviolence

The Philosophy of Mahavira: Path to Liberation through Truth and Nonviolence

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Since my paper “A quote attributed to Udbhaṭabhaṭṭa, which is actually from Arcaṭa”, published on BSOAS, is not open-access, in this thread I provide a summary of its main contents.
The study resolves a long-standing attribution question in Indian #philosophy, a work that proves crucial for the reconstruction of an almost lost philosophical tradition: the Cārvāka (hereafter C) school, also known as Lokāyata.

I’ve read the book Indian Philosophy, A Very Short Introduction by Sue Hamilton. I was looking for a good reference book on the various traditions of Indian Philosophy. Unfortunately, I’ll have to keep searching. I appreciate it’s a very tall ask to summarize Indian Philosophy in less than 200 pages, as per the Very Short Introductions format. Sue Hamilton — being an archaeologist — has taken a perfectly valid approach, by discussing the topic from a historical perspective. For example, the various schools of thought are discussed chronologically. As a result, e.g. Buddhism is discussed in two (or even more?) chapters. I think I’d have preferred a more straightforward approach, with separate chapters for each of the traditions. With a chronological structure, the information is (unsurprisingly) somewhat scattered throughout the book. (...)