Centre for Sri Aurobindo Studies Publication
Classical Indian Philosophy Reinterpreted
Centre for Sri Aurobindo Studies Publication
Classical Indian Philosophy Reinterpreted
Victoria Lysenko Michel Hulin
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Lysenko, Victoria, 1953Classical Indian philosophy reinterpreted / by Victoria Lysenko, Michel Hulin. vii, 155 p.; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Includes index. ISBN 8186921362 1. Philosophy, Hindu. 2. Philosophy, Indie. I. Hulin, Michel, 1936- II. Title. DDC 181.4 22 ISBN 81-86921-36-2 First Published in India in 2007 © Jadavpur University, Kolkata. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted, except brief quotations, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior written permission of the copyright holder, indicated above, and the publishers. Published by:
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Contents Key to Transliteration Introduction 1. Atomistic Formulations in Indian Thought — Victoria Lysenko
vii 1 9
2. Origin of the Idea of Universals: VaiSesika or Vyakarana — Victoria Lysenko
27
3. The Ego-principle (Ahamkara) as a Key Concept in the Samkhya-Karika —MichelHulin
47
4. The Difficult Task of Hitting the Mean — Aristotle's Mean (Mesotes) and Buddha's Middle Path (Majjhima Patipada) — Victoria Lysenko
61
5. Reinterpretations of Karman in Contemporary Western Societies —MichelHulin
83
6. Morals and Soteriology —Michel Hulin
113
7. Karman in Medical Literature
127
—MichelHulin
vi
Classical Indian Philosophy Reinterpreted
8. Classical Indian Philosophy in the Perspective of Cultural Studies: Sketching a New Approach
139
— Victoria Lysenko Index
151
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