| 书目名称 | Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions |
| 编辑 | Meera Baindur |
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| 概述 | First comprehensive book on the subject of environmental philosophy in Indian traditions of thought.Contains exclusive reference to nature in Indian philosophical systems.Extremely relevant to underst |
| 丛书名称 | Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures |
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| 描述 | .Working within a framework of environmental philosophy and environmental ethics, this book describes and postulates alternative understandings of nature in Indian traditions of thought, particularly philosophy. The interest in alternative conceptualizations of nature has gained significance after many thinkers pointed out that attitudes to the environment are determined to a large extent by our presuppositions of nature. This book is particularly timely from that perspective..It begins with a brief description of the concept of nature and a history of the idea of nature in Western thought. This provides readers with a context to the issues around the concept of nature in environmental philosophy, setting a foundation for further discussion about alternate conceptualizations of nature and their significance. In particular, the work covers a wide array of textual and non-textual sources to link and understand nature from classical Indian philosophical perspectives as well as popular understandings in Indian literary texts and cultural practices. Popular issues in environmental philosophy are discussed in detail, such as: What is ‘nature’ in Indian philosophy? How do people perceive |
| 出版日期 | Book 2015 |
| 关键词 | Anthropocentric view of nature; Conceptualizations of nature as gendered; Ecological understandings of |
| 版次 | 1 |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2358-0 |
| isbn_softcover | 978-81-322-2999-5 |
| isbn_ebook | 978-81-322-2358-0Series ISSN 2211-1107 Series E-ISSN 2211-1115 |
| issn_series | 2211-1107 |
| copyright | Springer India 2015 |
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