India and Europe : An Essay in Understanding by Wilhelm Halbfass (1988,...

India and Europe An Essay in Understandingby Wilhelm HalbfassState University of New York PressCopyright, 1988State University Plaza, Albany, NY 12246PhilosophyPreface: Extracts from the Preface to the Original German EditionNotes on Transliteration and the Spelling of Indian names.Pages: 604Size: 6" x 9" x 1"Paperback in Good condition.Condition: Overall Good/Very Good condition with no tears or rips, but some spotting on edges, with some pages with yellow highlights only, probably a little over half a dozen pages. Other than this, pages are clean, tight and secure. A rare out of print book.This book explores the intellectual encounter of India and the West from pre-Alexandrian antiquity until the present. It examines India's role in European philosophical thought, as well as the reception of European philosophy in Indian thought. Halbfass also considers the tension in India between a traditional and modern understanding of itself.Halbfass covers a wide variety of epochs and "cultures" in this study without oversimplification and without distracting shifts of tone. The volume's methodological unity is reflected in Halbfass' reliance on the German hermeneutic tradition and his root characterization of the encounter between Indian and the West as dynamic. It is a contribution rooted in the interpretive tradition typified by the work of Heidegger, Gadamer, and Habermas.This edition is much more than a mere translation. Halbfass has not only translated, but has also revised, updated, and added much new material.Philosophy East and West: "Anyone concerned with India and its study stands in Halbfass' debt."We are open Monday thru Saturday. No purchases are to be made on Sunday in accordance with the Commandments of God. Keep Holy the Sabbath!Check out my other items!Be sure to add me to your favorites list!Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eCRATER Store to your Favorites Every buyer gets a MyStoreRewards invitation for cash back