Karl H Potter - Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies-Vol 4 - Samkhya - A Dualist Tradition in Indian Philosophy (692p) [Anomolous].pdf

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Karl H Potter - Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies-Vol 4 - Samkhya - A Dualist Tradition in Indian Philosophy (692p) [Anomolous].pdf

Hardcover: 674 pages
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass (January 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 8120803116
ISBN-13: 978-8120803114

A Dualist Tradition in Indian Philosophy traces the history of the system from its beginnings in the third or fourth century B.C. up through the twentieth century. The voulme includes a lengthy Introduction which discusses the history of the system and its philosophical contours overall. The remainder of the volume includes summaries in English of all extant Sanskrit texts of the Samkhya system.

Samkhya is one among the most thorough works treating ontology and epistemology. Samkhya can be seen as THE "philosophy" of India. Most modern philosophical works are just shallow compared to it. No philosopher can be considered as such without knowledge of Samkhya. Western philosophers are proud of their childish and superficial word jugglery. Philosophy is not about argument, it's about real understanding of ontology and epistemology. One is not a philosopher by great discourses, the way one lives shows one's understanding. Modern philosophers talk a lot but do not seem to be able to apply what they say on themselves. Such philosophers only appear to be philosophers, but they are not. Don't be mislead by scholarly accomplishments, these are worth nothing.
This volume goes very deep into Samkhya, a must-read.