Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions
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 ma...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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New Delhi :
Springer India : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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| Σειρά: | Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures,
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Chapter 1. World-views and Issues around Nature
- Chapter 2. Conceptualisations of Nature: The Narratives So Far
- Chapter 3. Conceptualisations of Nature in Indian Traditions of Thought
- Chapter 4. Nature as Elemental: The Matter of Nature
- Chapter 5. Nature in Some Philosophical Traditions of India: Basis for a Common Ground
- Chapter 6. Topo-centric Views of Nature
- Chapter 7. Sacred Geographies and an Ethics of Relating with Reverence
- Chapter 8. Nature in Vedic Thought: Gods, the Earth and Rta
- Chapter 9. Nature in Literature: Nature’s Presence and Absence
- Chapter 10. Relating to Nature: Worship, Care and Ecological Ethics
- Chapter 11. Creating New Paradigms of Understanding: Action and Ecology.
