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Larson, Gerald James was born on April 24, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Samkhya is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, system of classical Indian philosophy. This book traces its history from the third or fourth century B. C. up through the twentieth century. The Encyclopedia as a whole will present the substance of the various Indian systems of thought to philosophers unable to read the Sanskrit and having difficulty in finding their way about in the translations (where such exist). This volume includes a lengthy introduction by Gerald James Larson, which discusses the history of Samkhya and its philosophical contours overall. The remainder of the book includes summaries in English of all extant Sanskrit texts of the system. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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(The tradition of Samkhya is one of the oldest and most in...)
The tradition of Samkhya is one of the oldest and most influential in the intellectual history of India. The fundamental notions of Samkhya namely prakrti, purusa, buddhi, ahamkara, manas and the three gunas provided the conceptual framework in which much of Indian philosophizing occurred, and the classical formulations of Yoga and Vedanta together with many traditions of Buddhist philosophy and meditation developed vis-a-vis the intellectual perspective of the Samkhya. Similarly on a general cultural level the influence of Samkhya was profound and important over many centuries in such areas as law, medicine, ancient science and mathematics, logic, mythology, cosmology and ritual. This study traces the history of the Samkhya not only in the Indian intellectual tradition, but also in the traditions of historical criticism. The book also offers a new interpretation of the philosophical significance of the Samkhya, with special reference to the classical interpretation of the interaction of prakrti and purusa. In this edition author has also included a Chart of the Twenty-five Basic Principles of the Samkhya, a Glossary of Samkhya Terminology, an additional Appendix which surveys recent scholarly work in the area of Samkhya together with a discussion of Samkhya in the Purana-s and a revised Bibliography.
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Larson, Gerald James was born on April 24, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
AB, Blackburn College, 1960. Master of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1967.
Postgraduate, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, 1969.
Professor religious studies/comparative religions, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1970. President United Ministries in Higher Education Southern California Religion, 1984-1986.
(The tradition of Samkhya is one of the oldest and most in...)
( Samkhya is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, system...)
Fellow American Society for Study of Religion, Society for Values in Higher Education. Member American Academy Religion, American Oriental Society (vice president 1975), Society for Asian and CF. Philosophy (president 1984-1986).
Married Claire I. Larson, 1960.