Indian Philosophy by Richard King

Indian Philosophy by Richard King

Richard King provides an introduction to the main schools of Hindu and Buddhist thought, emphasising the living history of interaction and debate between the various traditions.

Richard King has written a clear, modern, up-to-date, wide-ranging and accessible introduction to the principal doctrinal postiions and debates in Indian philosophyIt is a balanced book, free from bias in favour of one school or another. King is an accurate, reliable and well-informed expositor. I would say that it is by some margin the best popular survey of Hindu and Buddhist philosophical doctrines on the market today. Richard King has written a clear, modern, up-to-date, wide-ranging and accessible introduction to the principal doctrinal postiions and debates in Indian philosophy. It is a balanced book, free from bias in favour of one school or another. King is an accurate, reliable and well-informed expositor. I would say that it is by some margin the best popular survey of Hindu and Buddhist philosophical doctrines on the market today.

Richard King is Professor of Asian Philosophy and Comparative Religion at the University of Derby.

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ISBN 13	9780748609543
ISBN 10	0748609547
Title	Indian Philosophy
Author	Richard King
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Edinburgh University Press
Year published	1999-05-04
Number of pages	288
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