The Disinterested Witness: A Fragment of Advaita Vedanta Phenomenology (SPEP)

by Bina Gupta

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The Disinterested Witness is a detailed, contextual, and interpretive study of the concept of saksin (or that which directly or immediately perceives) in Advaita Vedanta, and a fascinating and significant comparison of the philosophies of the East and West. Addressing a wide range of epistemological dilemmas, as well as perceived commonalities and differences between Eastern and Western philosophy, it is a major contribution to comparative philosophy and forms a vantage point for show more cross-cultural comparison. show less

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Bina Gupta is Curators' Distinguished Research Professor, Professor of Philosophy and Director of South Asian Studies at the University of Missouri.

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Philosophy, Nonfiction
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181.482Philosophy & psychologyAncient, medieval & eastern philosophyEastern philosophyIndiaVedantaAdvaita
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B132 .A3 .G867Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionPhilosophy (General)By periodAncient
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