Nature in Indian philosophy and cultural traditions [electronic resource] / Meera Baindur.
Baindur, Meera, author.
2015
B5133.N38
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Title
Nature in Indian philosophy and cultural traditions [electronic resource] / Meera Baindur.
Author
Baindur, Meera, author.
ISBN
9788132223580 electronic book
8132223586 electronic book
9788132223573
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2358-0
Published
New Delhi, India : Springer, [2015]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Item Number
10.1007/978-81-322-2358-0 doi
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B5133.N38
Dewey Decimal Classification
113
Summary
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 nature through landscape and mythological and cultural narratives? In what ways is nature sacred in India? To make the discussion relevant to contemporary readers, the book includes a section on the ecological and ethical implications of some philosophical concepts and critical perspectives on alternate conceptualizations of nature.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Sophia studies in cross-cultural philosophy of traditions and cultures ; volume 12.
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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: Natures Presence and Absence
Chapter 10. Relating to Nature: Worship, Care and Ecological Ethics
Chapter 11. Creating New Paradigms of Understanding: Action and Ecology.

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