A Hindu Critique of Buddhist Epistemology: Kumarila on Perception: The 'Determination of Perception' Chapter of Kumarila Bhatta's Slokavarttika - Translation and Commentary

by John Taber

Overview

This is a translation of the chapter on perception of Kumarilabhatta's magnum opus, the Slokavarttika, one of the central texts of the Hindu response to the criticism of the logical-epistemological school of Buddhist thought. In an extensive commentary, the author explains the course of the argument from verse to verse and alludes to other theories of classical Indian philosophy and other technical matters. Notes to the translation and commentary go further into the historical and philosophical background of Kumarila's ideas. The book provides an introduction to the history and the development of Indian epistemology, a synopsis of Kumarila's work and an analysis of its argument.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415336024
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/10/2005
Series:	Routledge Hindu Studies Series
Edition description:	ANN
Pages:	284
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

John Taber is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico, where he teaches courses in Asian thought and continental philosophy. His research has focussed on the history of Indian philosophy, especially logic, epistemology, and metaphysics during the classical period, 500-1200 C.E. He is also the author of Transformative Philosophy: a Study of Sankara, Fichte, and Heidegger.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction 'The Determination of Perception' (PratyakOapariccheda): Text and Commentary Part 1 Part 2 The Sanskrit Text of the PratyakOapariccheda References Index