Lectures on Consciousness and Interpretation

Mohanty, Jitendra Nath
Lectures on consciousness and interpretation / by J. N. Mohanty ; edited with an introduction by Tara Chatterjea. - New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 177 S. : Ill.
ISBN 978-0-19-569851-0 / 0-19-569851-7
Rs. 495,00
DDC: 126

Beschreibung
This collection of recent lectures and writings of eminent philosopher, J.N. Mohanty, discusses the interpretive nature of consciousness. Spanning a wide range of subjects— philosophical themes to contemporary issues like secularism—it encourages the readers to develop their thoughts.
   The lectures reveal Mohanty's unique persuasion skills and rare ability to integrate both Indian and Western philosophical traditions. A mature thinker, he brilliantly bridges the gap between realism and idealism. The introduction by Tara Chatterjea locates Mohanty's work in the wider context of philosophical discourses in India and the West.
   The volume analyses the concept of consciousness as an event in time. It examines the temporality and historicity of consciousness through an inquiry into the nature and concept(s) of time. Mohanty applies his basic philosophical orientations to concepts picked up from various walks of life—from religion to quantum physics, from interpretation of perception to sacred Indian texts. He also traces the history of the word 'secular' and explores the linkages between science and poetry in the contemporary world. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction by Tara Chatterjee
1. Matter, Life, Mind-Unity of the World
2. Consciousness: Mundane and Transcendental
3. Perspectives on Consciousness
4. Description and Interpretation as possibilities for Philosophy
5. Application and Interpretation
6. Phenomenological Rationality and Overcoming of Relativism
7. Idealism and Quantum Mechanics
8. Delving into the Depths of Consciousness
9. Time and Eternity
10. The Critique of Historicism
11. Secularism and Enlightenment in Indian Context
12. Science and Poetry, Fact and Value
13. Intentionality, Meaning, and Open-Endedness of Interpretation
Index.

Autor
J. N. MOHANTY (*1928), Emeritus Professor, Department of Philosophy, Temple University, Philadelphia. He also served as President of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy and Indian Philosophical Congress. Profile page.

Herausgeberin
TARA CHATTERJEA is at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata.

Quellen: Oxford University Press (India); Oxford University Press (USA); WorldCat